作品展 (zuò pǐn zhǎn) — exhibition of works (art, photography, design,…

Definition

An exhibition that displays a collection of works (art, photography, student projects, etc.), usually by one artist, one theme, or one group.

noun

exhibition of works (art, photography, design, etc.)

Measure word · 个

作品展。
Xià ge yuè yǒu yí gè shè yǐng zuò pǐn zhǎn.
There's a photography exhibition next month.
作品展。
Tā de huì huà zuò pǐn zhǎn xī yǐn le hěn duō guān zhòng.
Her painting exhibition attracted a lot of visitors.
作品展。
Xué xiào měi nián dōu jǔ bàn xué shēng zuò pǐn zhǎn.
The school holds a student works exhibition every year.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

作品works

偏正Modifier + head

展zhǎnexhibition

作品 are created works, and 展 is an exhibition, so together they describe an exhibition of works.

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.

亻乍作

Meaning part形符xíngfú

亻Written in full as人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

乍

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 亻 comes from 人, meaning 'person', and the right side 乍 gives the sound.

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

品 repeats the same simple shape three times, representing various objects.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

𧝑

𧝑𧝑展zhǎn

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

展 is built from 尸 and 𧝑. The 𧝑 part points to fine red silk clothes and also contains the idea of opening or extending.