推
敲

To think over in Chinese: 推敲 (tuī qiāo)

tuī qiāo

to think over

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to think over

Stroke order

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推
敲

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨㄟ

tuī

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uㄟ/ ei—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄠ

qiāo

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这句话的用词值得仔细推敲。

    zhè jù huà de yòng cí zhí dé zǐ xì tuī qiāo。

    The wording of this sentence deserves careful deliberation.

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Related words

敲

qiāo

to hit

推

tuī

to push

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

推辞

tuī cí

to decline (an appointment, invitation etc)

推广

tuī guǎng

to extend

推荐

tuī jiàn

to recommend

推动

tuī dòng

to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan)

推进

tuī jìn

to impel

推开

tuī kāi

to push open (a gate etc)

推销

tuī xiāo

to market

敲门

qiāo mén

to knock on a door

推行

tuī xíng

to put into effect

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