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推波助澜

to add fuel to the fire

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

tui1bo1zhu4lan2 • tuībōzhùlán

Meaning

Primary

to add fuel to the fire

Alternatives

add fuel to the fire, adding fuel to the fire, adds fuel to the fire, added fuel to the fire

Mnemonic

推波助澜 To add fuel to the fire is to make an intense situation even more intense. The Chinese way of saying the same thing is 推 to push the 波 waves so that you can 助 assist each 澜 wave to become larger.

Usage

他 的 话 推波助澜， 让 争吵 更加 激烈。

His words added fuel to the fire, making the argument more intense.

媒体 报导 推波助澜， 让 事情 难以 平息。

Media reports added fuel to the fire, making it hard to calm things down.

社交 媒体 的 传播 常常 推波助澜。

The spread of social media often adds fuel to the fire.