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title: "Fayang Meaning: 发扬 (fāyáng) Means “to carry forward”"
description: "发扬 (traditional 發揚, fāyáng) means “to carry forward; to develop (a tradition or spirit)”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 扬 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fayang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发扬 mean?

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发扬 fāyáng

## to carry forward; to develop (a tradition or spirit)

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to develop
2. 扬 yáng to raise

## In a sentence

我们要发扬团结互助的精神。 We should carry forward the spirit of unity and mutual help.

[More about 发扬](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8F%91%E6%89%AC)

## More words with 发 or 扬

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [表扬 biǎoyáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biaoyang)
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- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)
- [发达 fādá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fada)
- [发电 fādiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fadian)

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