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推而广之 — “To extend by analogy”

推而广之 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extend by analogy”. To generalize; to apply broadly from one instance to others. Literally, “Extend and broaden it”.

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推而广之 Pronunciation and Pinyin

推而广之 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
推
tuī11push, promote, infer, postpone
而
ér6and, but, then
广
guǎng3wide; broad; extensive
之
zhī4possessive or connective particle

Example Sentence with 推而广之

这种学习方法很有效果,我们可以推而广之,应用到其他科目上。
This learning method is very effective; we can extend it and apply it to other subjects.

Idioms Related to 推而广之

More idioms starting with 推

  • tuī推sān三dàng宕sì四shirk and procrastinate repeatedly
  • tuī推sān三lā拉sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三āi挨sì四make excuses and procrastinate
  • tuī推sān三tuī推sì四make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推sān三zǔ阻sì四make excuses to shirk responsibility
  • tuī推dōng东zhǔ主xī西make excuses and shirk responsibility
  • tuī推zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable truth
  • tuī推wáng亡gù固cún存eliminate the failing, consolidate the thriving
  • tuī推tiān天qiǎng抢dì地pushing and shoving chaotically
  • tuī推zōng宗míng明běn本deduce principles, clarify origin
  • tuī推chóng崇bèi备zhì至praise highly and profusely
  • tuī推jǐ己jí及rén人put oneself in others' shoes

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Questions about 推而广之

What does 推而广之 mean?

推而广之 (tuī ér guǎng zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to extend by analogy”.

How do you pronounce 推而广之?

推而广之 is pronounced tuī ér guǎng zhī in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 推而广之 literally mean?

Literally, 推而广之 means “Extend and broaden it”. It is used to mean “to extend by analogy”.

What is the Chinese definition of 推而广之?

广:宽,大。推展开来而且把它扩大。也指从一件事情推及其它。

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