推而广之

推而廣之

tuī'érguǎngzhī

idiom #63,104

Meanings

1 to extend it more broadly
2 by logical extension
3 applying the same principle further

Characters

to push, to extend

and, then (classical connector)

it, this (classical pronoun)

Examples

这个方法适用于小公司，推而广之，也适用于大企业。

Zhège fāngfǎ shìyòng yú xiǎo gōngsī, tuī'érguǎngzhī, yě shìyòng yú dà qǐyè.

This method works for small companies, and by extension it also applies to large enterprises.

读书如此，推而广之，做人做事都应如此认真。

Dúshū rúcǐ, tuī'érguǎngzhī, zuòrén zuòshì dōu yīng rúcǐ rènzhēn.

Reading is like this, and by logical extension, being a person and handling affairs should be just as diligent.

推而广之，这一原则可以应用于很多领域。

Tuī'érguǎngzhī, zhè yì yuánzé kěyǐ yìngyòng yú hěn duō lǐngyù.

By extension, this principle can be applied in many fields.

Tips

history

From Xiao Tong's preface to the Wen Xuan (《文选·序》): 推而广之，不可胜载矣 — 'extending it more broadly, one could not exhaust the list.' Originally a prose rhetorical move; now a common academic transition.

usage

Formal register. Marks a generalization in essays, speeches, and arguments — often at the start of a sentence: '推而广之,...' Apostrophe in pinyin signals the u-initial syllable 'ér' for clarity.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

而 ér

广 guǎng

之 zhī