发挥

fā huī · fa hui

Traditional 發揮

Meaning

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

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2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)近(jìn)在(zài)工(gōng)作(zuò)中(zhōng)发(fā)挥(huī)不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)。

Tom has not been doing very well at work recently.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by astriddegaste · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)的(de)台(tái)词(cí)大(dà)部(bù)分(fen)都(dōu)是(shì)即(jí)兴(xìng)发(fā)挥(huī)的(de)。

They improvised most of their lines.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by rul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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