弘扬
hóngyáng
to promote; to carry forward
Characters in this word
扬 yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 学校通过戏剧课程弘扬地方文化，而不是只把传统停留在展板上。 Xuéxiào tōngguò xìjù kèchéng hóngyáng dìfāng wénhuà, ér bú shì zhǐ bǎ chuántǒng tíngliú zài zhǎnbǎn shang. The school promotes local culture through drama courses rather than leaving tradition only on display boards.
- 这位老艺人一辈子都在弘扬传统手艺。 Zhè wèi lǎo yìrén yíbèizi dōu zài hóngyáng chuántǒng shǒuyì. This old artisan spent his whole life promoting traditional crafts.
- 我们要弘扬团结互助的精神。 Wǒmen yào hóngyáng tuánjié hùzhù de jīngshén. We should promote the spirit of unity and mutual help.
Related words
- 表扬 biǎoyáng to praise
- 得意扬扬 déyìyángyáng smug; self-satisfied; triumphant
- 发扬 fāyáng to carry forward; to develop
- 发扬光大 fāyángguāngdà to carry forward and further develop
- 沸沸扬扬 fèifèiyángyáng widely discussed; causing a stir
- 飘扬 piāoyáng to flutter; to fly in the wind
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 扬 yáng to raise; to spread; to make known
- 抑扬顿挫 yìyángdùncuò cadenced; rhythmically modulated
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 张扬 zhāngyáng to make public; showy; ostentatious
- 博大精深 bódàjīngshēn broad and profound