举一反三

jǔyī-fǎnsān

to infer the whole from one instance; to learn by analogy

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 舉一反三
Dictionary entry

to raise one and infer three; to deduce many things from one case (idiom)

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See it in sentences

老师教我们举一反三。

Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen jǔyī-fǎnsān.

English

The teacher taught us to infer broadly from one case.

你会举一反三吗？

Nǐ huì jǔyī-fǎnsān ma?

English

Can you draw inferences from one instance?

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举
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