推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
Pinyin

Definition

推波助澜
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tuī bō zhù lán
  1. to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
  2. to encourage sth to get bigger
  3. to add fuel to the fire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

助
zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to assist
帮助
bāng zhù
  1. 1 assistance
  2. 2 aid
  3. 3 to help
  4. 4 to assist
推出
tuī chū
  1. 1 to push out
  2. 2 to release
  3. 3 to launch
  4. 4 to publish
  5. 5 to recommend
推荐
tuī jiàn
  1. 1 to recommend
  2. 2 recommendation
援助
yuán zhù
  1. 1 to help
  2. 2 to support
  3. 3 to aid
  4. 4 aid
  5. 5 assistance
波
Bō
  1. 1 Poland
  2. 2 Polish
  3. 3 abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bō lán]
互助
Hù zhù
  1. 1 Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
借助
jiè zhù
  1. 1 to draw support from
  2. 2 with the help of
助力
zhù lì
  1. 1 a helping hand
  2. 2 help
  3. 3 assistance
助威
zhù wēi
  1. 1 to cheer for
  2. 2 to encourage
  3. 3 to boost the morale of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
助理
zhù lǐ
  1. 1 assistant
助阵
zhù zhèn
  1. 1 to cheer
  2. 2 to root for
协助
xié zhù
  1. 1 to provide assistance
  2. 2 to aid
周立波
Zhōu Lì bō
  1. 1 Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
  2. 2 Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
奔波
bēn bō
  1. 1 to rush about
  2. 2 to be constantly on the move
宁波
Níng bō
  1. 1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁波市
Níng bō shì
  1. 1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
微波
wēi bō
  1. 1 ripple
  2. 2 microwave
微波炉
wēi bō lú
  1. 1 microwave oven
  2. 2 CL:臺|台[tái]

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
互相推诿
hù xiāng tuī wěi
  1. 1 mutually shirking responsibilities (idiom); each blaming the other
  2. 2 passing the buck to and fro
  3. 3 each trying to unload responsibilities onto the other
助一臂之力
zhù yī bì zhī lì
  1. 1 to lend a helping hand (idiom)
助人为乐
zhù rén wéi lè
  1. 1 pleasure from helping others (idiom)
助纣为虐
zhù Zhòu wéi nu:è
  1. 1 lit. helping tyrant Zhou 商紂王|商纣王[Shāng Zhòu wáng] in his oppression (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take the side of the evildoer
  3. 3 giving succor to the enemy
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
失道寡助
shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 an unjust cause finds little support (idiom, from Mencius)
  2. 2 cf 得道多助[dé dào duō zhù] a just cause attracts much support
守望相助
shǒu wàng xiāng zhù
  1. 1 to keep watch and defend one another (idiom, from Mencius); to join forces to defend against external aggressors
  2. 2 mutual help and protection
得道多助
dé dào duō zhù
  1. 1 a just cause enjoys abundant support (idiom); those upholding justice will find help all around
得道多助，失道寡助
dé dào duō zhù , shī dào guǎ zhù
  1. 1 A just cause attracts much support, an unjust one finds little (idiom, from Mencius)
爱莫能助
ài mò néng zhù
  1. 1 unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you.
  2. 2 My hands are tied.
拔苗助长
bá miáo zhù zhǎng
  1. 1 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
推来推去
tuī lái tuī qù
  1. 1 (idiom) to rudely push and pull others
  2. 2 (idiom) to evade responsibility and push it to others
推心置腹
tuī xīn zhì fù
  1. 1 to give one's bare heart into sb else's keeping (idiom); sb has one's absolute confidence
  2. 2 to trust completely
  3. 3 to confide in sb with entire sincerity
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
  1. 1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
  2. 2 to encourage sth to get bigger
  3. 3 to add fuel to the fire
推贤让能
tuī xián ràng néng
  1. 1 to cede to the virtuous and yield to the talented (idiom)
推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
  2. 2 to go beyond old ideas
  3. 3 advancing all the time
推陈出新
tuī chén chū xīn
  1. 1 to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
  1. 1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
有钱能使鬼推磨
yǒu qián néng shǐ guǐ tuī mò
  1. 1 lit. money will make the Devil turn millstones (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. with money, you can do anything you like

Sample Sentences

按理说南半球现在正由冬转春天气逐步转为温暖湿润，气候因素应不至于对火灾产生推波助澜的作用。
ànlǐshuō Nánbànqiú xiànzài zhèng yóu dōng zhuǎn chūn tiānqì zhúbù zhuǎnwéi wēnnuǎn shīrùn ，qìhòu yīnsù yīng bùzhìyú duì huǒzāi chǎnshēng tuībōzhùlán de zuòyòng 。
The southern hemisphere is gradually turning from warm winter to warm and humid, therefore climatic factors shouldn’t cause the fire.
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