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发挥

fā huī · fa hui

Traditional 發揮

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to display
  2. to exhibit
  3. to bring out implicit or innate qualities
  4. to express (a thought or moral)
  5. to develop (an idea)
  6. to elaborate (on a theme)
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In a conversation

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How did you play?

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)比赛(bǐsài)你(nǐ)发挥(fāhuī)得(de)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How did you play in today's game?

  2. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)发挥(fāhuī)得(de)不好(bùhǎo)，一个(yīgè)球(qiú)都(dōu)没(méi)进(jìn)。

    Badly at first. Not one ball went in.

  3. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  4. Liangliang

    后来(hòulái)我(wǒ)发挥(fāhuī)好(hǎo)了(le)，一下(yīxià)进(jìn)了(le)三个(sāngè)！

    Then I got it right. Three in a row!

  5. Dengdeng

    太棒了(tàibàngle)！那(nà)你(nǐ)为什么(wèishénme)不(bù)高兴(gāoxìng)？

    Great! So why are you not happy?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)比赛(bǐsài)已经(yǐjīng)结束(jiéshù)了(le)。

    Because the game is already over.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)近(jìn)在(zài)工(gōng)作(zuò)中(zhōng)发(fā)挥(huī)不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)。

Tom has not been doing very well at work recently.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by astriddegaste · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)的(de)台(tái)词(cí)大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)都(dōu)是(shì)即(jí)兴(xìng)发(fā)挥(huī)的(de)。

They improvised most of their lines.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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发
fā

to send out; to show (one's feeling)

挥
huī

to wave; to brandish

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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