push and shove; jostle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to push and shove; to jostle
Describes rough physical pushing between people, often in crowded or confrontational situations. Can be reduplicated as 推推搡搡.
Tā他
men们
hù互
xiāng相
tuī推
sǎng搡
zhe着
zhēng争
chǎo吵
qǐ起
lái来
。
They pushed and shoved each other and started arguing.
Dà大
huǒ伙
r儿
tuī推
tuī推
sǎng搡
sǎng搡
de地
bǎ把
tā他
yōng拥
jìn进
le了
dà大
mén门
。
Everyone jostled and pushed him through the main gate.
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Bié别
tuī推
sǎng搡
，
pái排
duì队
shàng上
chē车
！
Don't push and shove, get on the bus in line!
Rén人
qún群
yōng拥
jǐ挤
，
dà大
jiā家
hù互
xiāng相
tuī推
sǎng搡
zhe着
qián前
jìn进
。
The crowd was packed, and everyone pushed and shoved to move forward.