倡导
chàngdǎo
to advocate, to initiate
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 政府倡导节约用水,反对铺张浪费。The government advocates saving water and opposes wastefulness.
- 这位学者一直倡导环保理念。This scholar has long championed the idea of environmental protection.
Collocations
倡导节约倡导环保倡导文明大力倡导
Mnemonic
倡 chàng "to initiate, propose" + 导 dǎo "to lead, guide": to propose and lead, i.e. to advocate, to champion. A near-synonym of 提倡 "to promote", but 倡导 leans toward initiating a new value or practice.
Related
提倡主张发起号召
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