Word: 推 (tuī)

推 dictionary entry

tuī: to push; to put off; to shirk (responsibility); to cut; to refuse; to nominate; massage

Full dictionary entry for 推

What 推 means in each sentence

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Example sentences using 推

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他使劲推了推那扇门。

Tā shǐjìn tuīle tuī nà shàn mén.

He pushed hard on the door.
他把出发推时到明天了。

Tā bǎ chūfā tuī shí dào míngtiān le.

He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
会推磨就会推碾子

huì tuīmò jiù huì tuī niǎnzi

If you can push a millstone, you can push a roller
你少把一切都推到他头上。

Nǐ shǎo bǎ yíqiè dōu tuī dào tā tóushàng.

Don’t you try and blame this on him.
你怎么什么责任都往别人身上推？

Nǐ zěnme shénme zérèn dōu wǎng biéren shēnshang tuī?

Why are you pushing all responsibilities to others?
大象的屁股，推不动

dàxiàng de pìgu, tuī bú dòng

an elephant's backside: can't be pushed
小车不倒只管推

xiǎochē bù dǎo zhǐguǎn tuī

as long as the cart doesn't tip over, just keep pushing
小车不拉,推好了

xiǎochē bù lā,tuī hǎole

a handcart isn't pulled: pushing (tuī) it is fine
属车轮的，推一推，转一转

shǔ chēlún de, tuī yì tuī, zhuàn yí zhuàn

born a wheel: push it once and it turns once
成家犹如针挑土，败家好似水推沙

chéngjiā yóurú zhēn tiāo tǔ, bàijiā hǎosì shuǐ tuī Shā

Building a family fortune is like lifting soil with a needle; ruining it is like water washing away sand
我们推了车。

Wǒmen tuīle chē.

We gave the car a push.
我的力不够，这扇门推不开。

Wǒ de lì búgòu, zhè shàn mén tuī bù kāi.

I'm not strong enough to push this door open.
拿着西瓜当头剃，乱刮乱推

názhe xīguā dāngtóu tì, luàn guā luàn tuī

shaving a watermelon as if it were a head: scraping and shoving at random
有人推我到里面。

Yǒurén tuī wǒ dào lǐmiàn.

Somebody pushed me in.
水底下推船，卖力看不见

shuǐdǐ xia tuī chuán, màilì kànbújiàn

pushing a boat underwater: the effort can't be seen
火车不是推的,泰山不是堆的

huǒchē bú shì tuī de,Tài Shān bú shì duī de

A train isn't pushed along; Mount Tai wasn't piled up
牛皮不是吹的，火车不是推的

niúpí bú shì chuī de, huǒchē bú shì tuī de

oxhide isn't blown up, a train isn't pushed
王妈妈卖了磨，推不得了

Wáng māma màile mò, tuī bùdéle

Granny Wang has sold her millstone: can't push it any more
箱子太重了，怎么推也不动弹。

Xiāngzi tài zhòngle, zěnme tuī yě bú dòngtan.

The box is so heavy that it won't budge no matter how I push.
赞人陷人皆是口，推人扶人皆是手

zàn rén xiàn rén jiē shì kǒu, tuī rén fú rén jiē shì shǒu

praising and framing people are both done by the mouth, pushing and helping people are both done by the hand
车不横推，理无曲断

chē bù héng tuī, lǐ wú qǔduàn

a cart isn't pushed sideways; reason isn't judged crookedly
那男人把她推到一旁。

Nà nánrén bǎ tā tuī dào yìpáng.

That man pushed her to the side.