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推进 (tuī jìn) — to advance, to promote, to push forward

Definition

推进 means to actively push a process, plan, or reform forward — more deliberate and goal-directed than 前进 (just 'advance'). Compared with 推动, it emphasizes making concrete progress on a specific task, not just giving an initial push.

verb
to advanceto promoteto push forward

Examples

  • 推进。
    Gōng sī zhèng zài tuī jìn xīn chǎn pǐn de kāi fā.
    The company is advancing the development of new products.
  • 推进。
    Guó jiā jī jí tuī jìn jiào yù gǎi gé.
    The country actively promotes educational reform.
  • 推进。
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū yǒu zhù yú tuī jìn yī xué fā zhǎn.
    This research helps advance medical development.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

推tuīpush
进jìnforward

"推" means push and "进" means forward, so the action drives something ahead.

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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