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发挥

fā huī
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item
抑制
yì zhì

to inhibit

发挥是把能力展现出来，抑制是压下去

Related words

2 items
发扬
fā yáng

to develop

用于“发挥”指展示内在品质时，“发扬”侧重于发展扩大优良传统、作风等
展示
zhǎn shì

to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit

两者都指展现，但“发挥”强调内在潜能的释放，“展示”泛指呈现

Usage notes

Common mistakes

“发挥”常与“作用”、“水平”、“优势”搭配，不能用于“发生”错误。“发生”用于事故、变化等。

Example Sentences

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在这次比赛中，他 发挥 得很好。
He performed very well in this competition.

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Words Containing 发挥

借题发挥
jiè tí fā huī

to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

超常发挥
chāo cháng fā huī

to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well

Child Words of 发挥

挥
huī

to wave

发
fā

to send out

发
fà

hair