推向

tuīxiàng

verb #11,221

Meanings

1 to push toward
2 to promote to
3 to thrust into

Characters

to push; to promote

toward; in the direction of

Examples

这项技术被推向了市场。

Zhèxiàng jìshù bèi tuīxiàng le shìchǎng.

This technology was pushed to market.

战争把国家推向了深渊。

Zhànzhēng bǎ guójiā tuīxiàng le shēnyuān.

War pushed the country into the abyss.

他的演讲把气氛推向了高潮。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng bǎ qìfēn tuīxiàng le gāocháo.

His speech pushed the atmosphere to a climax.

Tips

grammar

推向 is a verb-direction compound (推 + 向). It always takes an object: 推向市场 (push to market), 推向世界 (push onto the world stage). Often used with 把 construction.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

向 xiàng