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亮相 (liàng xiàng) — (of Chinese opera) to strike a pose on stage; (fig.) to make a public appearance; to debut (of people or products)

Definition

Originally a Peking-opera term for striking a pose on stage, now used for any notable public debut — of a person or a product. Stronger and more staged than 露面 (simply showing one's face).

verb
(of Chinese opera) to strike a pose on stage(fig.) to make a public appearanceto debut (of people or products)

Examples

  • 亮相，。
    Tā zài jīng jù biǎo yǎn zhōng liàng xiàng, yíng dé mǎn táng cǎi.
    He struck a pose in the Peking opera performance and won applause from the whole house.
  • 亮相，。
    Zhè wèi míng xīng zài bān jiǎng diǎn lǐ shàng liàng xiàng, yǐn qǐ fěn sī jiān jiào.
    This celebrity made a public appearance at the awards ceremony, causing fans to scream.
  • ，。
    Tā liàng le yí cì xiāng, jiù xī yǐn le wú shù guān zhù.
    He made one public appearance and attracted countless attention.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

亮liàngshow
相xiāngappearance

亮 means show and 相 means appearance, so it originally means showing one's appearance on stage.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng亮liàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 相, 目 is an eye and 木 is a tree, showing an eye looking at a tree; this originally meant “to observe.”

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Dance & Performance

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