推介 (tuī jiè) — to recommend (a product, service, etc.); to promote (an event, idea, etc.)

Definition

推介 (tuījiè) means to recommend or promote a product, service, or idea — closer in flavor to 介绍 but with a stronger sense of actively endorsing or marketing it. Less common in everyday speech than 推荐.

verb
to recommend (a product, service, etc.)to promote (an event, idea, etc.)

Examples

  • 推介。
    Gōng sī zuì jìn zài dà lì tuī jiè zhè kuǎn xīn chǎn pǐn.
    The company is heavily promoting this new product recently.
  • 推介。
    Zhè běn shū yóu yí wèi zhī míng zuò jiā tuī jiè.
    This book is recommended by a well-known author.
  • 推介。
    Zhè cì zhǎn huì de zhǔ yào mù dì shì tuī jiè xīn jì shù.
    The main purpose of this exhibition is to promote new technology.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

推tuīpromote
介jièintroduce

推 (promote) and 介 (introduce) combine to mean recommending or presenting something.

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.

介 shows a central human form with two marks around it, indicating being between.

Open 介 →

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