发扬光大

發揚光大

fāyáng-guāngdà

idiom HSK 7-9 #31,206

Meanings

1 to carry forward and develop
2 to promote and expand
3 to glorify

Characters

to develop; to send forth

to raise; to promote

big; great; to magnify

Examples

我们要发扬光大传统文化。

Wǒmen yào fāyángguāngdà chuántǒng wénhuà.

We should carry forward and promote traditional culture.

他希望把家族的事业发扬光大。

Tā xīwàng bǎ jiāzú de shìyè fāyángguāngdà.

He hopes to expand and glorify the family business.

Tips

memory

发扬 (to develop/promote) + 光大 (to glorify/magnify) = to take something good and make it shine even brighter. Think of it as amplifying a legacy.

Stroke Order

发 fā

扬 yáng

光 guāng

大 dà