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助推

zhùtuī
verb #31,294

Meanings

  1. 1 (aerospace) to boost; to provide propulsion assistance
  2. 2 (behavioral economics) to nudge; to give a gentle push toward a desired behavior
  3. 3 to spur on (a process)

Examples

助推火箭把卫星送入轨道。
Zhùtuī huǒjiàn bǎ wèixīng sòng rù guǐdào.
The booster rocket put the satellite into orbit.
政策助推了新能源行业的发展。
Zhèngcè zhùtuī le xīnnéngyuán hángyè de fāzhǎn.
The policy spurred the development of the new-energy sector.

Tips

culture
Two specialised senses you'll meet: (1) aerospace — 助推器 is a 'booster (rocket)', the strap-on stage that gives the main rocket extra thrust at liftoff; (2) economics — 助推 is the standard Chinese rendering of Richard Thaler's 'nudge' (from his book 'Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness' / 《助推》), a gentle behavioral prompt that steers choices without forbidding any.

Stroke Order

助 zhù
推 tuī