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推波助瀾 (teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

推波助瀾 (teoi1 bo1 zo6 laan4, tuī bō zhù lán) — to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 推三推四 (teoi1 saam1 teoi1 sei3) — it is used to describe someone who keeps making excuses so as not to have to do…
• 推卸責任 (teoi1 se3 zaak3 jam6) — verb; pass the buck; shift the blame on; pass the baby; responsibility
• 推向 (teoi1 hoeng3) — to push towards
• 推己及人 (teoi1 gei2 kap6 jan4) — put oneself in someone's shoes
• 推廣 (teoi1 gwong2) — to promote; to market
• 推擠 (teoi1 zai1) — verb; push and squeeze; squeeze out

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