扬 (yáng) — to raise, to lift up; to toss, to scatter (as in winnowing); to spread, to propagate (fame, reputation)
Definition
A literary/written verb spanning three senses — 'raise' (扬起手), 'winnow/scatter' (扬谷), and 'spread' (fame/name). In modern spoken Chinese, raising is usually 抬 or 举; 升/提升 cover upward movement or improvement.
verb
to raiseto lift upto tossto scatter (as in winnowing)to spreadto propagate (fame, reputation)
Easily confused
- 搀chānlook-aliketo take by the arm and assist (e.g., an elderly or injured person)
- 羊yángsound-alikesheep; goat (generic term)
- 抛pāolook-aliketo throw, to toss, to fling
- 拣jiǎnlook-aliketo pick, to choose (from a group, often with care or by sorting)
- 报bàolook-aliketo report, to announce
- 扣kòulook-alike(verb) to deduct (money), to withhold
Examples
- ，。Tā qīng qīng yáng qǐ shǒu, xiàng dà jiā dǎ zhāo hu.He gently raised his hand to greet everyone.
- 。Nóng mín zài chǎng shàng yáng dào gǔ.The farmer is winnowing rice on the threshing ground.
- 扬。Tā zǎo yǐ míng yáng quán guó.He has long been famous across the country.
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