推 (tuī) — to push; to postpone; to recommend; to refuse.
Real origin: Hand 扌 + sparrow 隹 zhuī for the sound: give it a push.
Example sentences with 推:
- 请推门。 — Qǐng tuī mén. — Please push the door.
- 小王推开门走了进来。 — Xiǎo Wáng tuī kāi mén zǒu le jìn lái. — Xiao Wang pushed the door open and came in.
- 别推我。 — Bié tuī wǒ. — Do not push me.
- 请用力推。 — Qǐng yònglì tuī. — Please push with force.
- 我们把会推到明天吧。 — Wǒ men bǎ huì tuī dào míng tiān ba. — Let's push the meeting to tomorrow.
- 这件事你别推给我。 — Zhè jiàn shì nǐ bié tuī gěi wǒ. — Don't push this matter onto me.
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