Usage note
推表示用力向前或向外移动。
tuī biǎo shì yòng lì xiàng qián huò xiàng wài yí dòng。
Push means to move something forward or outward with force.
Context note
推常用于门、车和物体。
tuī cháng yòng yú mén 、 chē hé wù tǐ。
Push often appears with doors, cars, and objects.
5 examples
请推门。
qǐng tuī mén。
Please push the door.
他推了我一下。
tā tuī le wǒ yí xià。
He pushed me a little.
大家一起推车。
dà jiā yì qǐ tuī chē。
Everyone pushed the cart together.
不要推人。
bú yào tuī rén。
Do not push people.
把箱子推过去。
bǎ xiāng zǐ tuī guò qù。
Push the box over there.
5 mini stories
他轻轻推开了门。
tā qīng qīng tuī kāi le mén。
He gently pushed open the door.
孩子们一起推秋千。
hái zi men yì qǐ tuī qiū qiān。
The children pushed the swing together.
妈妈让我把椅子推过去。
mā ma ràng wǒ bǎ yǐ zi tuī guò qù。
Mom asked me to push the chair over.
排队时不要推前面的人。
pái duì shí bú yào tuī qián miàn de rén。
Do not push the person in front when lining up.
他用手推着车走。
tā yòng shǒu tuī zhe chē zǒu。
He pushed the car forward with his hands.
Mini dialogue
请帮我推一下
A
这个箱子太重了，你能帮我推一下吗？
Zhège xiāngzi tài zhòng le, nǐ néng bāng wǒ tuī yīxià ma?
This box is too heavy. Can you help me push it?
B
好的，我们一起推。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yīqǐ tuī.
Okay, let's push it together.
不要推人
A
在走廊里不要推同学，很危险。
Zài zǒuláng lǐ bùyào tuī tóngxué, hěn wēixiǎn.
Don't push classmates in the hallway. It's dangerous.
B
对不起，我以后会注意的。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ yǐhòu huì zhùyì de.
Sorry, I will be careful from now on.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
拉
lā
pull
推 means push, 拉 means pull. They are opposite actions.
related
推动
tuī dòng
to push forward; to promote
推动 means to push something to make it move or to promote an idea.