以此类推 (yǐ cǐ lèi tuī) — (fixed expression) and so on; by analogy; and so forth
Definition
Set-phrase meaning 'and so on by analogy': once you handle one case the same way, you apply that pattern to all the rest.
idiom
(fixed expression) and so onby analogyand so forth
Examples
- 、、，以此类推，。Wǒ men bān yǒu zhāng sān, lǐ sì, wáng wǔ, yǐ cǐ lèi tuī, měi gè tóng xué dōu yào fā yán.In our class, Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Wu, and so on — every student has to speak.
- ，以此类推，。Zhè ge lì zi kě yǐ tuī guǎng dào qí tā qíng kuàng, yǐ cǐ lèi tuī, nǐ jiù kě yǐ jiě jué suǒ yǒu wèn tí le.This example can be extended to other situations; by analogy, you can solve all the problems.
- ，，以此类推，。Xiān wán chéng dì yī bù fen, zài àn tóng yàng de fāng fǎ zuò dì èr bù fen, yǐ cǐ lèi tuī, zhí dào quán bù zuò wán.First finish part one, then do part two the same way, and so on, until everything is done.
Origin
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