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    Expressing "to recommend" with 推荐 (tuījiàn) as a noun

    Actions & Events
    Suggestion & Advice

    Structure

    在 + Source + 的 + 推荐 + 下

    Explanation

    推荐 (tuījiàn) can function as a noun meaning "recommendation." In this usage, it refers to the act of recommending or a formal suggestion, often appearing after 的 or in phrases like 在…的推荐下 (under the recommendation of). It is common in formal and institutional contexts.

    Examples

    • 在老师的推荐下，她获得了实习机会。

      zài lǎoshī de tuījiàn xià, tā huòdéle shíxí jīhuì.

      With her teacher's recommendation, she obtained an internship opportunity.

    • 这本书是朋友的推荐，果然很好看。

      zhè běn shū shì péngyǒu de tuījiàn, guǒrán hěn hǎokàn.

      This book was recommended by a friend, and it is indeed very good.

    • 他凭借导师的推荐进入了那所名校。

      tā píngjiè dǎoshī de tuījiàn jìnrùle nà suǒ míngxiào.

      He got into that prestigious school thanks to his advisor's recommendation.

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