扬 yáng

scatter, spread; praise

HSK 4 #1084

DEFINITIONS

  • scatter, spread
  • praise
  • abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1]
  • surname Yang
  • to raise
  • to hoist
  • the action of tossing or winnowing
  • scattering (in the wind)
  • to flutter
  • to propagate
  • variant of 揚|扬[yang2]

STROKES

WORDS

传扬 chuán yáng to spread (by word of mouth)
扬长避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses (idiom); to play to one's strengths
抑扬顿挫 yì yáng dùn cuò see 頓挫抑揚|顿挫抑扬[dun4 cuo4 yi4 yang2]
扬鞭 yáng biān to whip on; to raise a whip; by ext. to swagger
昂扬 áng yáng elated; high-spirited; uplifting (music)
高扬 gāo yáng held high; elevated; uplift; soaring
其貌不扬 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
弘扬 hóng yáng to enhance; to promote; to enrich
抑扬 yì yáng modulation (rising and falling pitch); intonation; a cadence; to rise and fall (of a body floating in water)
名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
扬琴 yáng qín yangqin; dulcimer (hammered string musical instrument)
扬眉 yáng méi to raise eyebrows
纷纷扬扬 fēn fēn yáng yáng fluttering about (of leaves etc)
赛扬 sài yáng Celeron (an Intel chip)
上扬趋势 shàng yáng qū shì upward trend; rising tendency
不事张扬 bù shì zhāng yáng quietly; without ostentation
奋武扬威 fèn wǔ yáng wēi a show of strength
宏扬 hóng yáng variant of 弘揚|弘扬[hong2 yang2]
家丑不可外扬 jiā chǒu bù kě wài yáng lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public
得意扬扬 dé yì yáng yáng variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]
志高气扬 zhì gāo qì yáng high-spirited and smug
怪人奥尔・扬科维奇 guài rén ào ěr ・ yáng kē wéi qí "Weird Al" Yankovic (1959-), US singer and writer of parody songs
惩恶扬善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom)
抑扬格 yì yáng gé iambic
卷扬 juǎn yáng a whirlwind
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