暴露 (bào lù) — to expose; to reveal; to lay bare | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

暴露 means 'to expose' in a wide sense — secrets, scandals, or someone/something being laid bare (e.g. exposed to cold). 揭露 and 揭发 focus specifically on uncovering wrongdoing; 流露 is about emotions showing unintentionally.

verb

to exposeto revealto lay bare

Examples

暴露。
Tā de mì mì zhōng yú bào lù le.
His secret was finally exposed.
暴露。
Cháng shí jiān bào lù zài hán lěng zhōng huì shǐ rén shēng bìng.
Being exposed to cold for a long time can make people sick.
暴露。
Jì zhě bào lù le yí gè zhòng dà chǒu wén.
The reporter exposed a major scandal.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

露lùreveal

暴 “expose” and 露 “reveal” are near-synonyms: laying something bare.

Characters in this word

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

虎虎hǔtiger
戈戈gēweapon

The earliest form paired 虎 and 戈, a tiger and a weapon. The later 暴 came from a picture of hands drying something in the sun.

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

雨路露

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

路

路lù露lù

Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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