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推荐

tuī jiàn

recommend, suggest

How common it is

推荐 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say tuī jiàn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

推荐表示告诉别人某个东西很好,希望他们试试。

Tuī jiàn biǎoshì gàosu biérén mǒu gè dōngxi hěn hǎo, xīwàng tāmen shì shì.

Recommend means to tell someone something is good and hope they try it.

Context note

朋友推荐了一本有趣的书给我。

Péngyou tuī jiàn le yī běn yǒuqù de shū gěi wǒ.

A friend recommended an interesting book to me.

5 examples

我推荐这本书。
wǒ tuī jiàn zhè běn shū。
I recommend this book.
老师推荐了电影。
lǎo shī tuī jiàn le diàn yǐng。
The teacher recommended a movie.
他推荐了餐厅。
tā tuī jiàn le cān tīng。
He recommended a restaurant.
妈妈推荐了水果。
mā ma tuī jiàn le shuǐ guǒ。
Mom recommended fruit.
朋友推荐了游戏。
péng yǒu tuī jiàn le yóu xì。
A friend recommended a game.

5 mini stories

小红推荐了一本故事书。小明很喜欢。
xiǎo hóng tuī jiàn le yì běn gù shì shū。 xiǎo míng hěn xǐ huan。
Xiao Hong recommended a storybook. Xiao Ming likes it a lot.
老师推荐了画画课。很多学生报名。
lǎo shī tuī jiàn le huà huà kè。 hěn duō xué shēng bào míng。
The teacher recommended a drawing class. Many students signed up.
爸爸推荐了公园。我们一起去玩。
bà ba tuī jiàn le gōng yuán。 wǒ men yì qǐ qù wán。
Dad recommended a park. We went to play together.
朋友推荐了酸奶。我尝了觉得好喝。
péng yǒu tuī jiàn le suān nǎi。 wǒ cháng le jué de hǎo hē。
A friend recommended yogurt. I tasted it and found it delicious.
姐姐推荐了拼图。我玩得很开心。
jiě jie tuī jiàn le pīn tú。 wǒ wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
Sister recommended a puzzle. I had a lot of fun playing.

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