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推举 (tuī jǔ) — to elect or select (someone for a position, by recommendation or voting); to nominate and choose

Definition

推举 means to recommend and then choose someone for a position, emphasizing both nomination and selection. It is more formal and process-oriented than 选举 (formal election by vote).

verb
to elect or select (someone for a position, by recommendation or voting)to nominate and choose

Examples

  • 推举。
    Dà jiā yí zhì tuī jǔ tā dān rèn huì zhǎng.
    Everyone unanimously elected him to serve as the association president.
  • 推举。
    Wǒ men tuī jǔ lǎo zhāng zuò wéi dài biǎo cān jiā huì yì.
    We elected Old Zhang to attend the meeting as our representative.
  • 推举。
    Wěi yuán huì tuī jǔ le yí wèi xīn de cái wù zhǔ guǎn.
    The committee elected a new finance director.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

推tuīrecommend
举jǔelect

推 and 举 both convey recommending and choosing, so together they mean to elect or select.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
隹
隹zhuī推tuī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 is a hand, and the right side 隹 gives the sound; the character shows pushing with the hand.

Open 推 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 舉; 举 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ舉jǔ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 舉 pairs 與, which gives the sound, with 手, a hand; the simplified 举 is a later shorthand.

Open 举 →
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