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陈列 (chén liè) — to display, to exhibit

Definition

陈列 means to arrange and put items on display, like in a store or museum. Compared to 展览 and 展出 (used for events/showings), 陈列 emphasizes the static arrangement of objects in a space.

verb
to displayto exhibit

Examples

  • 陈列。
    Zhè ge shāng diàn chén liè le hěn duō xīn dōng xī.
    This store displays many new things.
  • 陈列。
    Bó wù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe gè zhǒng yì shù pǐn.
    The museum displays various artworks.
  • 陈列。
    Zhè ge zhǎn lǎn chén liè le xīn chǎn pǐn.
    This exhibition displays new products.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

陈chénlay out
列lièarrange

陈 means lay out and 列 means arrange, so together they describe displaying items.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陳; 陈 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
阜阜fùmound
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng陳chén
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 陳 pairs 阜 (mound) with 東 as a sound component.

Open 陈 →

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

Open 列 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Art & Fine Arts

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