HSK · Level 65
90 words
Chinese word
发挥
Pronunciation
Pinyinfā huī
Meaning
- verbperform
Example
他在比赛中发挥出了很好的水平。tā zài bǐ sài zhōng fā huī chū le hěn hǎo de shuǐ píng
He performed very well in the competition.
More examples
他在团队中发挥了重要作用。tā zài tuán duì zhōng fā huī le zhòng yào zuò yòng
He played an important role on the team.
Core concept
Releases what is already available and directs it toward a useful effect.
Common phrases
发挥作用fā huī zuò yòng
play a role
发挥能力fā huī néng lì
use one's abilities
发挥水平fā huī shuǐ píng
demonstrate one's skill
Similar words
表现biǎo xiàn: Revealing a person's ability or character through behavior or results.
展现zhǎn xiàn: Clearly revealing a talent, quality, or special feature.
体现tǐ xiàn: Expressing an abstract meaning through a concrete form, action, or phrase.
显示xiǎn shì: Presenting a condition or piece of information so that it can be seen or read.
Definition in Chinese
使本来存在的能力、条件或优势显现出来并起到作用。shǐ běn lái cún zài de néng lì tiáo jiàn huò yōu shì xiǎn xiàn chū lái bìng qǐ dào zuò yòng
Word origin
发 (fā, "send out") + 挥 (huī, "wave or wield") presents ability or an advantage as something released and brought into effective action.
Usage tips
- After this verb, the object is often a capacity such as ability, strength, an advantage, or potential rather than a physical object, which helps identify its everyday use.
Other meanings
- make the most ofverb
- put to useverb
Opposites
- 抑制yì zhìsuppressverb
- 限制xiàn zhìlimitverb