发挥 meaning in English

fāhuī

to display; to exhibit

HSK 4verbTraditional 發揮14 strokes

Meaning of 发挥

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

fāhuī

to display
to exhibit
to bring out implicit or innate qualities
to express (a thought or moral)
to develop (an idea)
to elaborate (on a theme)

How to use 发挥

发挥 usually takes objects like 作用 (zuòyòng, role), 水平 (shuǐpíng, level), or 优势 (yōushì, strength), meaning to bring these into full play. 他在比赛中发挥得很好。(Tā zài bǐsài zhōng fāhuī de hěn hǎo.) He performed very well in the competition.

发 (fā) means to send out, and 挥 (huī) means to wave, with the hand radical 扌 on the left. Picture someone sending out their talent with a wave of the hand, letting what is inside show.

Common mistake: Learners often write 挥 (huī) as 辉 (huī, brightness), since they sound the same. 挥 has the hand radical 扌 because it is an action you do with your hand.

发挥 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

发fā挥huī您nín的de想xiǎng象xiàng力lì。

Use your imagination.

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

They improvised most of their lines.

因yīn为wèi你nǐ们men公gōng司sī的de业yè务wù能néng够gòu发fā挥huī我wǒ的de特tè长cháng。

Because your business can play to my strengths.

这zhè本běn书shū会huì让ràng你nǐ发fā挥huī想xiǎng像xiàng力lì。

This book will awaken your imagination.

为wèi了le保bǎo持chí竞jìng争zhēng力lì，我wǒ们men得de发fā挥huī我wǒ们men的de优yōu势shì。

To remain competitive, we've got to play to our strengths.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

挥 huī · to wave · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 发挥.

发现	fāxiàn	to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发	tóufa	hair (on the head)
发生	fāshēng	to happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題\|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
发展	fāzhǎn	development; growth
发出	fāchū	to issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou
发明	fāmíng	to invent; an invention
沙发	shāfā	(loanword) sofa (CL:條\|条[tiao2],張\|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
发表	fābiǎo	to issue; to publish
发动	fādòng	to start; to launch
发送	fāsòng	to transmit; to dispatch
开发	kāifā	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

Questions about 发挥

What does 发挥 mean?

发挥 (fāhuī) means "to display; to exhibit" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 发挥?

发挥 is made of 2 characters: 发 (5 strokes), 挥 (9 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 发挥 an HSK word?

Yes. 发挥 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 发挥 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 发挥 is written 發揮.

What is the difference between 发挥 and 发展?

发挥 means to bring out or make full use of something that already exists, like talent or a role. 发展 (fāzhǎn) means to develop or grow over time, like an economy or a city.

Can 发挥 describe a performance on a test or in a game?

Yes. It is very common to say 发挥得好 (fāhuī de hǎo) or 发挥失常 (fāhuī shīcháng) to talk about performing well or below one's usual level in an exam, match, or show.