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推举

tuī jǔ

2-character word Traditional 推舉

What 推举 means

1. to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend
2. to elect; to choose
3. (weightlifting) to (clean and) press

The characters in 推举

• 推tuīto push; to cut; to refuse
• 举jǔto lift; to hold up; to cite

Example sentences

• 大家推举他到大会发言。
  Dàjiā tuījǔ tā dào dàhuì fāyán.
  Everyone chose him to speak at the conference.