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显著 (xiǎn zhù) — significant, notable, remarkable

Definition

Used for results, changes, or effects that are clearly measurable and stand out. 重大 is for matters of weight or consequence; 显著 is for outcomes that are visibly large.

adjective
significantnotableremarkable

Examples

  • 显著。
    Tā de hàn yǔ yǒu le xiǎn zhù de jìn bù.
    His Chinese has made significant progress.
  • 显著。
    Zhè xiàng gǎi gé dài lái le xiǎn zhù de biàn huà.
    This reform has brought about significant changes.
  • 显著。
    Xīn de jì shù qǔ dé le xiǎn zhù de xiào guǒ.
    The new technology has achieved remarkable results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

显xiǎnevident
著zhùprominent

显 (evident) and 著 (prominent) together point to something clearly notable.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顯; 显 is its simplified writing.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 絲絲sīsilk
  • 頁頁yèperson's head

For 显, the traditional form 顯 is made of 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (person's head).

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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
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zhù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

著 pairs 艸 (grass or plants) with 者 as the sound part.

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