推举

推舉

tuījǔ

verb #23,162

Meanings

1 to nominate
2 to recommend (a worthy candidate)
3 to elect
4 (weightlifting) to press

Characters

to push; to promote

to lift; to elect; to raise

Examples

大家推举他担任组长。

Dàjiā tuījǔ tā dānrèn zǔzhǎng.

Everyone nominated him to serve as group leader.

运动员推举了一百公斤的重量。

Yùndòngyuán tuījǔ le yībǎi gōngjīn de zhòngliàng.

The athlete pressed one hundred kilograms.

Tips

usage

推举 has two distinct senses: in everyday speech it means to nominate or recommend someone for a role; in sports it refers to the weightlifting press (military press). Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

举 jǔ