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推动
tuīdòng
Description
"推动"的意思是用力量让东西向前动,也可以用来说帮助一件事情发展、进步。
"推动" means to use force to move something forward, or to help something develop or progress.
我们常常说政府推动新政策,或者科技推动社会发展。
We often say the government 推动s new policies, or technology 推动s social development.
Meanings
推动tuīdòng
to promote, to push forward a cause or development
这个计划推动了城市的发展。
This plan promoted the development of the city.
推动tuīdòng
to push something physically to make it move
他用力推动那辆车。
He pushed the car with force.
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Notes
- Etymology
推 (to push) + 动 (to move) — literally "push to move."
- Nuance
more abstract than 推, often used for progress, reform, and development.
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