what is the difference between 建议 and 推荐
both translate as "recommend" though 建议 also translates as "suggest"

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what is the difference between 建议 and 推荐
both translate as "recommend" though  建议 also translates as "suggest"

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建议是当别人遇到什么问题，你告诉他 你觉得怎么做比较好。
推荐是你觉得什么东西好 什么歌好听 什么电影好看 什么书很棒 之类的 你告诉别人 希望他们也去尝试。
sorry that i'm not professional:(

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建议后面加从句比较常见，推荐后面经常+名词
例如：我建议你去外面走走。
            我推荐一本有趣的书。

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建议 [jiàn yì] 
1. （提建议） propose; suggest; advise; recommend,ect. 
我建议再试一次。I suggest trying once more.
2. （提出的建议）proposal; suggestion; proposition; recommendation
我接受了他的建议。I accept his proposal

推荐 [tuī jiàn] 
recommend; recommendation
推荐人员recommend persons 
推荐航线 recommended routes
推荐书目 recommended books
推荐信[书] letter of recommendation

so basically 建议can be used as verb n noun; while 推荐is used more as verb. And the meaning is different^^

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建议：通常是指针对一个人或一件事的客观存在，提出自己的见解或意见，使其具备一定的改革和改良的条件，使其向着更加良好的、积极的方面去完善和发展。

推荐：介绍好的人或事物希望被任用或接受 

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