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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

发扬 [fāyáng]
  1. 1. verb carry on

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

发扬 [fāyáng]
  1. 1. develop; carry on (or forward)
    发扬民主作风
    develop a democratic style of work
    发扬正气,打击歪风。
    Encourage healthy trends and combat unhealthy ones.
  2. 2. make the most of; make full use of
    发扬火力,消灭敌人
    make full use of firepower to destroy the enemy

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

发扬 [fāyáng]
  1. 1. 宣扬并使发展
    发扬风格

Examples

发扬优良传统
carry on a fine tradition
发扬正气,打击歪风。
Encourage healthy trends and combat unhealthy ones.
打击歪风,发扬正气
combat evil trends and foster a spirit of uprightness
发扬正气
encourage healthy trends; encourage standing up for what is right
发扬光大
carry forward; develop; enhance
发扬光大民族手工业,王先生继武家族事业。
In order to bring our national handicraft industry to a great height of development, Mr. Wang went on doing his family business.
壮文作为祖国民族文字的一员得到了很好的保护和发扬
The Zhuang Characters, members of the country's national characters, are well protected and promoted.
发扬
carry on

Collocations

发扬光大
enhance and glorify
继承发扬
inheriting positive traits
发扬民主
promote democracy
发扬传统
promote the heritage
大力发扬
promote with great effort
坚持发扬
insist on promoting
充分发扬
give full play to
发扬火力
make full use of firepower

Word Decomposition


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