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以此類推

简以此类推 · 繁以此類推

Mandarin · pinyin yǐ cǐ lèi tuī

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以: yǐ · by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
此: cǐ · this, these; in this case, then
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推: tuī · push, expel; push forward
类: lèi · class, group, kind, category

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3–3–4–1 · yi3 ci3 lei4 tui1

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(idiomatic) to deduce the rest by analogy; and so on; and so forth

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