大展宏图
dà zhǎn hóng tú
to put one’s grand plans into effect; to achieve great things
Character by character
大dà
greatly
greatly
展zhǎn
unfold
unfold
宏hóng
grand
grand
图tú
plan
plan
Example
新店开张那天，朋友们送来的花篮上写着“开业大吉，大展宏图”。
On the day the new shop opened, the baskets of flowers from friends bore the words “A lucky opening, and may your grand plans unfold”.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
A stock wish for openings, promotions and new jobs, often paired with 鹏程万里 or 生意兴隆; also seen as 大展鸿图. It can also state an ambition rather than a wish: 他想去大城市大展宏图.
Learn this in Lesson 255 · HSK 9+: 贺信与公函 (Congratulatory letters and official letters)
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