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发扬 (fā yáng) — to carry forward, to promote, to develop and expand (traditions, spirit, style, etc.)

Definition

发扬 is used for carrying forward and promoting abstract, positive things (spirit, tradition, style). Unlike 发挥, it doesn't apply to personal ability or potential.

verb
to carry forwardto promoteto develop and expand (traditions, spirit, style, etc.)

Examples

  • 发扬。
    Wǒ men yào fā yáng jiān kǔ fèn dòu de jīng shén.
    We must carry forward the spirit of hard struggle.
  • 发扬。
    Gōng sī fā yáng le tuán duì hé zuò de yōu liáng chuán tǒng.
    The company carried forward the fine tradition of teamwork.
  • 发扬。
    Bǐ sài zhōng tā fā yáng le yǒu yì dì yī de fēng gé.
    In the competition, he displayed the style of friendship first.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

发fāexpand
扬yángraise

Both 发 and 扬 mean to raise or spread something, so together they mean to promote.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 揚; 扬 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
昜
昜yáng揚
Same sound today

The traditional form 揚 uses 手 to show a hand-related action and 昜 to give the sound; the simplified 扬 is a later abbreviation.

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