推动
tuīdòng
to push forward, to promote
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 科技进步推动了社会发展。Technological progress has driven social development.
- 大家一起推动这扇沉重的门。Everyone pushed this heavy door together.
Collocations
推动发展推动改革大力推动推动作用
Mnemonic
推 tuī "to push" + 动 dòng "to move": to push into motion. ① to physically push (推动门) ② figuratively, to drive forward, to promote (推动发展). 推 has the hand radical 扌. Similar to 促进 (to promote). Opposite of 阻碍 (to hinder).
Related
促进推进带动阻碍
Quick check
In 推动发展, what does 推动 mean?