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展览 (zhǎn lǎn) — to exhibit, to put on display

Definition

展览 (zhǎnlǎn) means 'to exhibit / to put on display' — focuses on the act of showing items publicly, broader than 展示 (more about displaying/demonstrating) and 陈列 (laying out in a curated arrangement). It also functions as a noun meaning 'exhibition'.

verb
to exhibitto put on display
Measure word · 个, 次

Examples

  • 。
    Tā men míng tiān huì zhǎn lǎn yì xiē xīn huà.
    They will exhibit some new paintings tomorrow.
  • 展览。
    Zhè ge bó wù guǎn jīng cháng zhǎn lǎn gǔ dài wén wù.
    This museum often exhibits ancient artifacts.
  • 展览。
    Wǒ men dǎ suàn zài tú shū guǎn zhǎn lǎn xué shēng de zuò pǐn.
    We plan to exhibit the students' works in the library.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

展zhǎndisplay
览lǎnview

展 and 览 refer to displaying and viewing, so together they describe showing things for people to see.

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
尸尸shī
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.

Open 展 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 覽; 览 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
監
監jiān覽lǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 覽 uses 見, meaning see, for the sense and 監 for the sound; the simplified 览 is a later shorthand.

Open 览 →
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