| 推 | 57B25 10A.11-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄊㄨㄟ [tui1] | ||
| V.t. | (1) To push, push open, push down push on: 推開 push away, 推去 push out; 把他推推搡搡 ([sang3]) 到廊下 push and pull him to the corridor; 推門 push door open; 推車 push cart; 推動 to propel, give impetus to; 推動力 motivation force, force of propulsion; 順水推舟 go with the current, take advantage of favorable trend; 推波助瀾 follow and hasten movement of waves--to aggravate dispute by third party, add to quarrel; 推陳出新 (biol.) assimilation, process of change, make renovations; 推開天窗說亮話 talk frankly without hedging about (pun on 亮 meaning “clear”and “daylight”); 寒暑相推 the seasonal changes hurry on. (2) Push away offer, or step back in favor of s.o. else: 推讓 [tui1rang4]↓. (3) Push forward, promote, elect, recommend: 推為第一 regard as No. 1; 推他做首 choose him as leader; 推賢與能 select the capable men and put them in power; 推薦，推舉，推崇，推許 [tui1jian4], [tui1jU3], [tui1chong2], [tui1xU3]↓. (4) Reject, make excuse, give as reason or pretext: 推病不去 did not go on pretext of illness; 推故 give as an excuse or reason. (5) Shake off, shirk, refuse: 推卸，推諉，推託，推辭 [tui1xie4], [tui1wei3] ,[tui1tuo1], [tui1ci2]↓; 推乾淨兒, 推個一乾二淨 push all blame on others; 推開責任 shake off all responsibility; 推到別人身上 put the blame on others; 推作 (推為) 不知 pretend not to know; 推三阻四, 推來推去 make all sorts of excuses; 半推半就 (of woman) half refusing and half yeilding. (6) Trace origins, investigate, deduce, calculate: 推原 trace origins; 推究 (原因) investigate, study causes; 推其故 find out the cause. 推敲，推測 [tui1qiao1], [tui1ce4]↓; 因一推十 deduce ten from one; 以此類推 and so on (one can deduce the rest from this); 推己及人 “place yourself in another's place”--do unto others what you would do unto yourself; 推心置腹 show the greatest consideration or confidence (treat s.o. as yourself). (7) Certain actions: 推牌九 to play dominoes; 推光 rub and polish (wood surface); 推地板 polish floor. | |||||
| Words | 1. 推鉋（子） [tui1bao4]([zi0]), n., carpenter's plane. 2. 推背 [tui1bei4] n., Chin. massage; 推背圖 the name of a pop. book of prophecy. 3. 推步 [tui1bu4], v.i., (LL) make astronomical calculations. 4. 推誠 [tui1cheng2], phr., open one's heart to another, as sincere friend: 推誠相與. 5. 推敲 [tui1qiao1], v.t., try to find out, to fathom (meaning, cause). 6. 推求 [tui1qiu2], v.t., to reason out. 7. 推崇 [tui1chong2], v.t., to worship, admire, acknowledge as leader. 8. 推卻 [tui1qUe4], v.t., reject, shirk (responsibility). 9. 推倒 [tui1dao3], v.t., (1) to overthrow; (2) to push down. 10. 推宕 [tui1dang4], v.t,. procrastinate (also 拖宕) 11. 推戴 [tui1dai4], v.t., acclaim as leader. 12. 推定 [tui1ding4], v.i., (1) predict outcome; (2) elect or nominate s.o. for office. 13. 推斷 [tui1duan4], v.i., predict. 14. 推度 [tui1du4], v.i., conjecture. 15. 推恩 [tui1en1], v.i., extend favors, kindness. 16. 推翻 [tui1fan1], v.t., to overthrow (government, previous thiory). 17. 推服 [tui1fu2], v.t., admire, consider as better than oneself. 18. 推廣 [tui1guang3], v.t., to extend, expand (area, sales, etc.). 19. 推故 [tui1gu4], v.i., give as reason or pretext. 20. 推轂 [tui1gu3], v.t., recommend for high post. 21. 推薦 [tui1jian4], v.t., to recommend (person). 22. 推進 [tui1jin4], v.t., to push forward , propel; 推進機 propeller. 23. 推究 [tui1jiu4], v.i. & t., conjecture, figure out (reason, principles, etc.), make a careful study of. 24. 推重 [tui1zhong4], v.t., regard with respect, place importance upon (person). 25. 推舉 [tui1jU3], v.t., to elect person to post; to recommend. 26. 推類 [tui1lei4](or 類推 ) v.i., reason by analogy: 推類至盡 push to logical extreme. 27. 推理 [tui1li3], v.i., to reason logically, study the reason. 28. 推論 [tui1lun4], n., conclusion; reasoning. 29. 推磨 [tui1mo4], v.i., turn the grindstone; (fig.) pass the bucket, shirk duty. 30. 推拏 [tui1na2], v.i. & n., (Chin. med.) a kind of massage, kneading and rubbing. 31. 推念 [tui1nian4], v.i., think of s.o. distant or past. 32. 推排 [tui1pai2], v.i., (MC) see [tui1qiao1]↑. 33. 推讓 [tui1rang4], v.i., courteously ask s.o. to precede or take post. 34. 推想 [tui1xiang3], v.i., imagine, reckon (s.o. must have arrived, etc.). 35. 推銷 [tui1xiao1], v.t., promote sales of; 推銷員 salesman. 36. 推卸 [tui1xie4], v.t., to evade, to shove off (duty etc.), be irresponsible. 37. 推行 [tui1xing2], v.t., promote (system, ideas), carry into effect (new laws, practices). 38. 推事 [tui1shi4], n., a judge. 39. 推選 [tui1xUan3], v.t., elect (person). 40. 推許 [tui1xU3], v.t., praise, esp. by s.o. above, commend favorably by superior. 41. 推算 [tui1suan4], v.i. & t., reckon (dates, etc.); predict (future). 42. 推測 [tui1ce4], v.i. & t., calculate, conjecture. 43. 推辭 [tui1ci2], v.i. & t., decline (offer). 44. 推託 [tui1tuo1], v.i. & t., give reasons, excuses, for not doing. 45. 推輓 [tui1wan3], v.t., (LL) recommend, urge forward (lit., “push and pull carriage”). 46. 推諉 [tui1wei3], v.i. & t., shirk (responsibility). 47. 推問 [tui1wen4], v.i. & t., investigate, interrogate. 48. 推延 [tui1yan2], v.i., delay, procrastinate. 49. 推移 [tui1yi2], v.i., change or move round (as the seasons). 50. 推原 [tui1yUan2], v.i., find out reason, or cause. | |||||