举一反三 meaning in English

jǔyī-fǎnsān

to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

HSK 7-9Traditional 舉一反三17 strokes

Meaning of 举一反三

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jǔyīfǎnsān
  1. to raise one and infer three
  2. to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

Stroke order for each character

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举 jǔ · to lift · 9 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

反 fǎn · contrary · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

三 sān · three · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 举一反三.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一样yīyàngsame; like
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
一会儿yīhuìra moment; a while
一半yībànhalf
一边yībiānone side; either side
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
一下儿yīxiàrerhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4]
有一些yǒuyīxiēsomewhat; rather
一定yīdìngsurely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled
一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through

Questions about 举一反三

What does 举一反三 mean?

举一反三 (jǔyī-fǎnsān) means "to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)".

How do you write 举一反三?

举一反三 is made of 4 characters: 举 (9 strokes), 一 (1 strokes), 反 (4 strokes), 三 (3 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 举一反三 an HSK word?

Yes. 举一反三 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 举一反三 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 举一反三 is written 舉一反三.