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推荐

tuī jiàn

recommend, suggest

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

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.
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.

Mini dialogue

推荐电影

A
你能推荐一部好电影吗?
Nǐ néng tuījiàn yī bù hǎo diànyǐng ma?
Can you recommend a good movie?
B
推荐你看《狮子王》。
Wǒ tuījiàn nǐ kàn 《Shīzi Wáng》.
I recommend you watch 'The Lion King'.

推荐食物

A
这家餐厅什么菜好吃?
Zhè jiā cāntīng shénme cài hǎochī?
What dish is delicious in this restaurant?
B
推荐他们的炒饭。
Wǒ tuījiàn tāmen de chǎofàn.
I recommend their fried rice.

Related words and contrasts

similar
建议
jiànyì
suggest

建议 is a general suggestion, while 推荐 often implies a stronger endorsement.

related
介绍
jièshào
introduce

介绍 can be used when recommending a person or thing to someone.

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