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施展 (shī zhǎn) — to fully display or employ (one's abilities, skills, talent)

Definition

施展 means to put one's abilities, talent, or skills into full play — a more personal, 'show what you can do' feel than 运用 or 应用, which stress applying a method or tool. Pair it with 才能, 本领, 才华 rather than rights or techniques.

verb
to fully display or employ (one's abilities, skills, talent)

Examples

  • 施展。
    Tā zài bǐ sài zhōng chōng fèn shī zhǎn le zì jǐ de cái néng.
    He fully displayed his talent in the competition.
  • 施展。
    Zhè ge zhí wèi ràng tā yǒu jī huì shī zhǎn tā de zhuān yè zhī shi.
    This position gives her the opportunity to apply her professional knowledge.
  • ，施展。
    Wèi le jiě jué wèn tí, tā shī zhǎn le suǒ yǒu kě néng de bàn fǎ.
    To solve the problem, he employed every possible method.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

施shīput forth
展zhǎndisplay

施 means put forth and 展 means display, so it means displaying talent.

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
㫃㫃㫃
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě施shī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

施 pairs 㫃, the part connected to its meaning, with 也, the part giving its sound.

Open 施 →

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 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Abstract Concepts

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