Chinese word dictionary

推杆

tuī gān · push rod or tappet (mechanics); putter (golf); to putt (golf)

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Word information

Simplified推杆

Traditional推桿

Pinyintuī gān

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

推tuī

to push; to expel; to drive; to decline

杆gān

cane, pole, stick

How to learn 推杆

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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推tuī

to push; to cut; to refuse; to reject; to decline; to shirk (responsibility); to put off; to delay; to push forward; to nominate; to elect; massage

推迟tuīchí

to postpone; to put off; to defer

推出tuīchū

to push out; to release; to launch; to publish; to recommend

推动tuīdòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to

推广tuīguǎng

to extend; to spread; to popularize; generalization; promotion (of a product etc)

推荐tuījiàn

to recommend; recommendation