推舉 [－举]

Jyutping teoi1 geoi2
Pinyin tuī jǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to nominate as a worthy candidate; to recommend
  2. to elect; to choose
  3. (weightlifting) to (clean and) press
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    認為​一個​人​非常​適合​而​向​其他人​提出​由​嗰​個​人​接任​職位​、​責任
    to elect somebody to a post
    • 我想推舉佢做代表。
      我想推举佢做代表。
      ngo5 soeng2 teoi1 geoi2 keoi5 zou6 doi6 biu2.
      I would like to elect him as the representative.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to elect; to choose
    (syn.) 薦舉, 保荐, 推薦, 保薦, 介紹, 推选, 建議, 舉薦, 荐举, 提议, 引进, 介绍, 提議, 推選, 引荐, 举荐, 引進, 保举, 推荐, 引薦, 保舉, 建议
  2. verb
    to clean and press (as of weightlifting)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    大家推举他到大会发言。
    大家推舉他到大會發言。
    dà jiā tuī jǔ tā dào dà huì fā yán 。
    • Everyone chose him to speak at the conference.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    推举
    推舉
    teoi1 geoi2
    • to recommend someone
  2. Cantonese
    我想推举佢做代表。
    我想推舉佢做代表。
    ngo5 soeng2 teoi1 geoi2 keoi5 zou6 doi6 biu2.
    • I would like to elect him as the representative.
  3. Cantonese
    𠮶头个个话要争取民主，呢头就推举个支持独裁嘅人。
    嗰頭個個話要爭取民主，呢頭就推舉個支持獨裁嘅人。
    go2 tau4 go3 go3 waa6 jiu3 zang1 ceoi2 man4 zyu2, ni1 tau4 zau6 teoi1 geoi2 go3 zi1 ci4 duk6 coi4 ge3 jan4.
    • A while back everyone says they want democracy. Now they endorse a supporter of dictatorship.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    按照全党、全军、全民的一致意愿推举金正恩同志为金正日总书记的唯一接班人的重大问题提到日程时，张成泽心怀二意，犯下了明里暗里地妨碍领导的继承问题的滔天大罪。
    按照全黨、全軍、全民的一致意願推舉金正恩同志為金正日總書記的唯一接班人的重大問題提到日程時，張成澤心懷二意，犯下了明裏暗裏地妨礙領導的繼承問題的滔天大罪。
    àn zhào quán dǎng ， quán jūn ， quán mín de yī zhì yì yuàn tuī jǔ jīn zhèn gēn tóng zhì wéi jīn zhèng rì zǒng shū jì de wéi yī jiē bān rén de zhòng dà wèn tí tí dào rì chéng shí ， zhāng chéng zé xīn huái èr yì ， fàn xià le míng lǐ àn lǐ de fán gài lǐng dǎo de jì chéng wèn tí de tāo tiān dà zuì ．
    • Jang committed such an unpardonable thrice-cursed treason as overtly and covertly standing in the way of settling the issue of succession to the leadership with an axe to grind when a very important issue was under discussion to hold respected Kim Jong Un in high esteem as the only successor to Kim Jong Il in reflection of the unanimous desire and will of the entire party and army and all people.