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推文
tuī wén
Pinyin
Definition
推文
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tuī wén
tweet (on Twitter)
(HK, Tw) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile
to reply to original poster (or recommend a post) on PTT bulletin board
Character Decomposition
推
扌
隹
文
文
Related Words
(20)
博文
bó wén
1
blog article
2
to write a blog article (netspeak)
原文
yuán wén
1
original text
推出
tuī chū
1
to push out
2
to release
3
to launch
4
to publish
5
to recommend
推荐
tuī jiàn
1
to recommend
2
recommendation
文
Wén
1
surname Wen
文化
wén huà
1
culture
2
civilization
3
cultural
4
CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
文章
wén zhāng
1
article
2
essay
3
literary works
4
writings
5
hidden meaning
6
CL:篇[piān],段[duàn],頁|页[yè]
文艺
wén yì
1
literature and art
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
三文鱼
sān wén yú
1
salmon (loanword)
中文
Zhōng wén
1
Chinese language
人文
rén wén
1
humanities
2
human affairs
3
culture
作文
zuò wén
1
to write an essay
2
composition (student essay)
3
CL:篇[piān]
天文
tiān wén
1
astronomy
天文馆
tiān wén guǎn
1
planetarium
推
tuī
1
to push
2
to cut
3
to refuse
4
to reject
5
to decline
6
to shirk (responsibility)
7
to put off
8
to delay
9
to push forward
10
to nominate
11
to elect
12
massage
推介
tuī jiè
1
promotion
2
to promote
3
to introduce and recommend
推倒
tuī dǎo
1
to push over
2
to overthrow
推动
tuī dòng
1
to push (for acceptance of a plan)
2
to push forward
3
to promote
4
to actuate
5
CL:個|个[gè]
推卸
tuī xiè
1
to avoid (esp. responsibility)
2
to shift (the blame)
3
to pass the buck
Idioms
(20)
一文不值
yī wén bù zhí
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
一纸空文
yī zhǐ kōng wén
1
a worthless piece of paper (idiom)
不值一文
bù zhí yī wén
1
worthless (idiom)
2
no use whatsoever
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
1
mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
2
passing the buck to and fro
3
each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
1
half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
博文约礼
bó wén yuē lǐ
1
vigorously pursuing knowledge, while scrupulously abiding by the rules of decorum (idiom)
咬文嚼字
yǎo wén jiáo zì
1
to bite words and chew characters (idiom); punctilious about minutiae of wording
奇文共赏
qí wén gòng shǎng
1
lit. remarkable work appreciated by all (idiom); universally praised (original meaning)
2
incomprehensible nonsense
3
preposterous bullshit
才兼文武
cái jiān wén wǔ
1
talent in both military and civil field (idiom)
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
1
(idiom) to rudely push and pull others
2
(idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
1
to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
2
to trust completely
3
to confide in sb with entire sincerity
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
1
to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
2
to encourage sth to get bigger
3
to add fuel to the fire
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
1
to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
1
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
2
to go beyond old ideas
3
advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
1
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
文不加点
wén bù jiā diǎn
1
to write a flawless essay in one go (idiom)
2
to be quick-witted and skilled at writing compositions
文人相轻
wén rén xiāng qīng
1
scholars tend to disparage one another (idiom)
文如其人
wén rú qí rén
1
the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
文山会海
wén shān huì hǎi
1
a mountain of paperwork and a sea of meetings (idiom)
文房四宝
wén fáng sì bǎo
1
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bǐ], 墨[mò], 紙|纸[zhǐ] and 硯|砚[yàn]
2
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
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