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助推 (zhù tuī) — to boost; to promote; to give momentum to

Definition

verb
to boostto promoteto give momentum to

Examples

  • 助推。
    Xīn chǎn pǐn zhù tuī le gōng sī de shōu rù.
    The new product boosted the company's revenue.
  • 助推。
    Zhèng fǔ de zhèng cè zhù tuī le jīng jì de fā zhǎn.
    The government's policy boosted economic development.
  • 助推。
    Zhè cì huó dòng zhù tuī le dà jiā de xìn xīn.
    This event boosted everyone's confidence.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

助zhùhelp
推tuīpush

助 means help and 推 means push, so the word means helping push forward.

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
力力lìstrong arm
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě助zhù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

助 pairs 力, a strong arm, with 且, which gives the sound; the meaning is help with strength.

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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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