荐
jiàn
to recommend
to offer sacrifice (arch.); grass; straw mat
grass (艹) + preserve (存) = to recommend; offer up
Grass that is preserved or kept alive — originally the idea of storing fresh grass for ritual offerings or as a mat to kneel on. The act of presenting such an offering extended naturally to the idea of putting someone forward as a recommendation.
他向公司推荐了一位很有经验的工程师。
tā xiàng gōng sī tuī jiàn le yī wèi hěn yǒu jīng yàn de gōng chéng shī。
he recommended a very experienced engineer to the company.
老师把这本书推荐给全班同学。
lǎo shī bǎ zhè běn shū tuī jiàn gěi quán bān tóng xué。
the teacher recommended this book to the whole class.
Words with 荐
荐举
jiàn jǔ
to propose (for a job)
饥馑荐臻
jī jǐn jiàn zhēn
famine repeats unceasingly (idiom, from Book of Songs)
力荐
lì jiàn
to strongly recommend
引荐
yǐn jiàn
to recommend sb; to give a referral
推荐
tuī jiàn
to recommend
推荐信
tuī jiàn xìn
recommendation letter
推荐书
tuī jiàn shū
recommendation letter
毛遂自荐
máo suì zì jiàn
Mao Sui recommends himself (idiom); to offer one's services (in the style of Mao Sui offering his services to king of Chu 楚 of the Warring states)
祁奚之荐
qí xī zhī jiàn
Qi Xi's recommendation (idiom); recommending the best person for the job independent of factional loyalty
章甫荐履
zhāng fǔ jiàn lǚ
court crown beneath straw shoe (idiom); everything turned upside down
自荐
zì jiàn
to recommend oneself (for a job)
举荐
jǔ jiàn
to recommend