WordTaiwan frequency #20,501
推波助瀾
ㄊㄨㄟ ㄅㄛ ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ
“push the waves and add to the swell; egg on a situation from the sidelines so it escalates; abet or fuel an unfolding development”
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推
ㄊㄨㄟ
to push; to nominate or recommend; to deduce or infer; to decline or refuse; to delay or postpone; to massage
波
ㄅㄛ
Wave; ripple; surge; undulation; a physical wave phenomenon; surname; Poland (abbr.).
助
ㄓㄨˋ
to help; to assist; to aid; to support; to boost
瀾
ㄌㄢˊ
Large waves; ripples on water; rice-washing water; overflowing water.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 推出ㄊㄨㄟ ㄔㄨto launch; to release; to publish; to introduce to the public; to recommend
- 協助ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄨˋto help; to assist; to aid; to give support or cooperation
- 幫助ㄅㄤ ㄓㄨˋto help; to assist; to give support, aid, or advice to someone
- 推動ㄊㄨㄟ ㄉㄨㄥˋto push forward; to promote; to give impetus to; to advance; to propel
- 補助ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨˋto subsidize; a subsidy or allowance; financial aid or assistance.
- 推廣ㄊㄨㄟ ㄍㄨㄤˇto promote; to popularize; to extend or spread more widely; generalization; (of a product, idea, etc.) promotion.
- 推薦ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄢˋto recommend; to suggest or endorse someone or something as suitable or good.
- 助理ㄓㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇassistant; a person who helps with tasks or administrative work; aide
- 有助於ㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄨˋ ㄩˊto contribute to; to promote; to be helpful in achieving something
- 贊助ㄗㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋto support; to assist; to sponsor; to back a cause or event financially or with help
- 推進ㄊㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣˋto push forward; to advance; to drive forward; to carry forward; to impel; to promote progress
- 推行ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊto implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform, etc.); to promote; to advance (the practice of an art form, the use of a language, etc.); to push along (a bicycle, etc. while walking)