发扬
fā yáng
Pinyin

Definition

发扬
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fā yáng
  1. to develop
  2. to make full use of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

出发
chū fā
  1. 1 to set off
  2. 2 to start (on a journey)
恭喜发财
gōng xǐ fā cái
  1. 1 May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)
发
fā
  1. 1 to send out
  2. 2 to show (one's feeling)
  3. 3 to issue
  4. 4 to develop
  5. 5 to make a bundle of money
  6. 6 classifier for gunshots (rounds)
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
  5. 5 also written 發布|发布[fā bù]
发展
fā zhǎn
  1. 1 development
  2. 2 growth
  3. 3 to develop
  4. 4 to grow
  5. 5 to expand
发布
fā bù
  1. 1 to release
  2. 2 to issue
  3. 3 to announce
  4. 4 to distribute
发现
fā xiàn
  1. 1 to find
  2. 2 to discover
发生
fā shēng
  1. 1 to happen
  2. 2 to occur
  3. 3 to take place
  4. 4 to break out
发表
fā biǎo
  1. 1 to issue
  2. 2 to publish
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
转发
zhuǎn fā
  1. 1 to transmit
  2. 2 to forward (mail, SMS, packets of data)
  3. 3 to pass on
  4. 4 to republish (an article from another publication)
上扬
shàng yáng
  1. 1 to rise (i.e. number increases)
  2. 2 a price rise
  3. 3 to raise
启发
qǐ fā
  1. 1 to enlighten
  2. 2 to explain (a text etc)
  3. 3 to stimulate (a mental attitude)
  4. 4 enlightenment
  5. 5 revelation
  6. 6 motivation
大润发
Dà rùn fā
  1. 1 RT Mart (supermarket chain)
大发
Dà fā
  1. 1 Daihatsu, Japanese car company
引发
yǐn fā
  1. 1 to lead to
  2. 2 to trigger
  3. 3 to initiate
  4. 4 to cause
  5. 5 to evoke (emotions)
张扬
Zhāng Yáng
  1. 1 Zhang Yang (1967-), PRC film director and screenwriter
打发
dǎ fa
  1. 1 to dispatch sb to do sth
  2. 2 to make sb leave
  3. 3 to pass (the time)
  4. 4 (old) to make arrangements
  5. 5 (old) to bestow (alms etc)
批发
pī fā
  1. 1 wholesale
  2. 2 bulk trade
  3. 3 distribution
扬州
Yáng zhōu
  1. 1 Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu

Idioms (20)

一言不发
yī yán bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
不悱不发
bù fěi bù fā
  1. 1 a student should not be guided until he has made an effort to express his thoughts (idiom)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
  1. 1 to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
  2. 2 to anticipate
  3. 3 preemptive
其貌不扬
qí mào bù yáng
  1. 1 (idiom) nothing special to look at
  2. 2 unprepossessing
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
升官发财
shēng guān fā cái
  1. 1 to be promoted and gain wealth (idiom)
厚积薄发
hòu jī bó fā
  1. 1 lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom)
  2. 2 good preparation is the key to success
  3. 3 to be well prepared
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
家丑不可外扬
jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
容光焕发
róng guāng huàn fā
  1. 1 face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
  2. 2 all smiles
对症发药
duì zhèng fā yào
  1. 1 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
  2. 2 to take appropriate steps
引而不发
yǐn ér bù fā
  1. 1 to pull the bow without shooting (idiom from Mencius); ready and waiting for action
  2. 2 to go through the motions
  3. 3 to practice
  4. 4 a trial run
闷声发大财
mēn shēng fā dà cái
  1. 1 to amass wealth while keeping a low profile (idiom)
惩恶扬善
chéng è yáng shàn
  1. 1 to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
振聋发聩
zhèn lóng fā kuì
  1. 1 lit. so loud that even the deaf can hear (idiom); rousing even the apathetic
扬名四海
yáng míng sì hǎi
  1. 1 known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
扬清激浊
yáng qīng jī zhuó
  1. 1 lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
  2. 2 eliminate vice and exalt virtue
扬长避短
yáng cháng bì duǎn
  1. 1 to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom)
  2. 2 to play to one's strengths
东窗事发
dōng chuāng shì fā
  1. 1 (of a plot etc) to be exposed (idiom)
  2. 2 to come to light

Sample Sentences

比如，佛教源自印度，在中国发扬光大，在东南亚得到传承。儒家文化起源中国，受到欧洲莱布尼茨、伏尔泰等思想家的推崇。这是交流的魅力、互鉴的成果。
bǐrú ，Fójiào yuánzì Yìndù ，zài Zhōngguó fāyángguāngdà ，zài Dōngnányà dédào chuánchéng 。Rújiā wénhuà qǐyuán Zhōngguó ，shòudào Ōuzhōu Láibùnící 、Fúěrtài děng sīxiǎngjiā de tuīchóng 。zhè shì jiāoliú de mèilì 、hù jiàn de chéngguǒ 。
For example, Buddhism, which originated in India was developed further in China and passed on through Southeast Asia. Confucianism has its roots in China, but was held in high esteem by European thinkers such as Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz and Francois-Marie Arouet. This is the charm of exchange, the fruit of learning from one another.
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我们要保护并且发扬传统文化。
wǒmen yào bǎohù bìngqiě fāyáng chuántǒng wénhuà 。
We need to protect as well as develop our traditional culture.
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这倒是。我觉得中国应该想办法保护和弘扬这些艺术，把它发扬光大。毕竟民族的才是世界的嘛。哎，我们去那边看看吧。很多人都从那道门进去。造型很漂亮，古色古香的。
zhèdàoshì 。wǒ juéde Zhōngguó yīnggāi xiǎng bànfǎ bǎohù hé hóngyáng zhèxiē yìshù ，bǎ tā fāyáng guāngdà 。bìjìng mínzú de cáishì shìjiè de ma 。āi ，wǒmen qù nàbiān kàn kan ba 。hěn duō rén dōu cóng nà dào mén jìnqù 。zàoxíng hěn piàoliang ，gǔsègǔxiāng de 。
Yeah, that's right. I think China should think of a way to protect and develop these arts; bring them forward into the future. After all, ethnic heritage belongs to the world, no? Hey, let's go over there and have a look. A bunch of people are going in through that doorway. Their costumes are really beautiful. They have a very antiquated feel.
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