to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum; to encourage sth to get bigger; to add fuel to the fire
trad. 推波助瀾
Also written 推波助瀾【tuī bō zhù lán】
Characters in this word
4推
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to push, to cut, to refuse, to reject, to decline, to shirk (responsibility), to put off, to delay, to push forward, to nominate, to elect, massage
- Pinyin
- tuī
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 2207 of 2500
波
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(bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波蘭|波兰[Bo1 lan2]), surname Bo
- Pinyin
- Bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 3661 of 2500
助
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to help, to assist
- Pinyin
- zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 12627 of 2500
澜
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swelling water
- Pinyin
- lán
- Traditional
- 瀾
- Strokes
- 15