Chinese word dictionary

发扬蹈厉

fā yáng dǎo lì · see 發揚踔厲|发扬踔厉[fa1 yang2 chuo1 li4]

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Word information

Simplified发扬蹈厉

Traditional發揚蹈厲

Pinyinfā yáng dǎo lì

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

蹈dǎo

to dance, to stamp the feet

厉lì

whetstone; to grind, to sharpen, to whet

How to learn 发扬蹈厉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

出发chūfā

to set off; to start (on a journey)

发fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)

发烧fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular

发生fāshēng

to happen; to occur; to take place; to break out

发现fāxiàn

to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

发展fāzhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand