推而广之

推而廣之

tuī'ér-guǎngzhī

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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

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 hěnduō 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 e-initial syllable 'ér' for clarity.

Stroke Order

推 tuī

而 ér

广 guǎng

之 zhī