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推出 (tuī chū) — to launch, to release, to roll out (a product, service, etc.)

Definition

推出 is 'to launch/roll out' a product, service, or policy — emphasizes bringing something new to the public. 出版 and 发表 are for written works; 发布 covers announcements and news.

verb
to launchto releaseto roll out (a product, service, etc.)

Examples

  • 推出。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī jīn nián tuī chū le yì kuǎn xīn shǒu jī.
    This company launched a new smartphone this year.
  • 推出。
    Wǒ men gāng tuī chū le yí xiàng hěn shòu huān yíng de fú wù.
    We just launched a very popular service.
  • 推出。
    Zhèng fǔ jué dìng tuī chū xīn de huán bǎo zhèng cè.
    The government decided to introduce new environmental policies.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

推tuīpush
出chūout

"推" means push and "出" means out, so the action sends something out or launches it.

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 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 4Business & CommerceMarketing & Sales

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