Chinese word

推动

Pronunciation

Pinyintuī dòng

Meaning

  • verbpromote

Example

政府决定推动新政策。zhèng fǔ jué dìng tuī dòng xīn zhèng cè

The government decided to promote the new policy.

Illustration for 推动 (promote)

More examples

社区活动可以推动居民参与。shè qū huó dòng ké yǐ tuī dòng jū mín cān yù

Community activities can encourage residents to participate.

Core concept

Moves a planned process forward by supplying outside force or encouragement.

Common phrases

  • 推动发展tuī dòng fā zhǎn

    drive development

  • 推动改革tuī dòng gǎi gé

    push forward reform

  • 推动项目tuī dòng xiàng mù

    advance a project

Similar words

促进cù jìn: Support development or progress by making the needed conditions or methods available.
推进tuī jìn: Advance the steps of a task, plan, or procedure toward its next stage.
推行tuī xíng: Put a policy or system into official use so that it is followed broadly.
实施shí shī: Carry out a decided plan or policy through specific actions on the ground.

Definition in Chinese

促使某事物发生、进行或加速，常用于指推动政策、项目或改革等进展。cù shǐ mǒu shì wù fā shēng jìn xíng huò jiā sù cháng yòng yú zhǐ tuī dòng zhèng cè xiàng mù huò gǎi gé děng jìn zhǎn

Word origin

推动 (tuīdòng, "push forward") combines 推 (tuī, "push") + 动 (dòng, "move"), creating the image of something being made to move ahead.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may hear promote as advertising or career advancement, but this Chinese verb usually focuses on making a process or change advance.

Other meanings

  • push forwardverb
  • urgeverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 推动力tuī dòng lìdriving forcenoun

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