HSK 3 · Actions with Hands

推进

tuī jìn

to push forward

Stroke order of 推进

2 characters, 18 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

推 · 11 strokes 进 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

A hand 扌 shoves a bird 隹 forward like a pushed cart: pushing something ahead.

Parts: 扌 hand + 隹 short-tailed bird (推); 进 advance/enter

The characters in 推进

推 tuī — to push (11 strokes)
进 jìn — to enter (7 strokes)

Example sentence

我们要推进这个计划。

We need to move this plan forward.

Words with 推

推to push 推开to push open 推动to push; to promote 推广to spread; to popularize

Words with 进

请进please come in 进to enter 进来to come in 进去to go in 进行to carry out 进入to enter 走进to walk into 前进to go forward; to advance 先进advanced 进步progress; to improve 进展progress; to make progress 进一步further 改进to improve

More words: Actions with Hands

拍to pat; to take (a photo)抓to grab; to catch 抓住to catch hold of 把握to grasp; certainty 把(measure word for handles); to hold 推动to push; to promote 推广to spread; to popularize 压to press 压力pressure 解开to untie; to undo 配to match; to go with 修to repair; to build 订to book; to subscribe

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