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触类旁通

Word · IdiomTraditional觸類旁通

comprehend by analogy; reason by extension

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to comprehend by analogy; to reason by extension; to grasp a principle and infer related things

formal

A positive, formal idiom often used to describe a high level of learning ability and intellectual flexibility. Implies that once you understand one example or principle of a category, you can understand others of the same kind.

Tā他
xué学
xí习
néng能
lì力
hěn很
qiáng强
 ,
zǒng总
shì是
néng能
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
 。

He has a strong learning ability and is always able to comprehend by analogy.

Xué学
xí习
shù数
xué学
gōng公
shì式
bù不
néng能
sǐ死
jì记
yìng硬
bèi背
 ,
yào要
dǒng懂
dé得
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
 。

You shouldn't memorize mathematical formulas by rote; you need to know how to reason by extension.

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Yōu优
xiù秀
de的
lǎo老
shī师
shàn善
yú于
yǐn引
dǎo导
xué学
sheng生
chù触
lèi类
páng旁
tōng通
 ,
ér而
bù不
shì是
tián填
yā鸭
shì式
jiào教
xué学
 。

Excellent teachers are good at guiding students to comprehend by analogy, not at force-feeding them knowledge.