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声张 (shēng zhāng) — to make known, to divulge (especially something intended to be kept secret)

Definition

A formal verb meaning to make something known, typically a secret or sensitive matter — almost always used in the negative (不要声张) or with the particle 出去 (声张出去).

verb
to make knownto divulge (especially something intended to be kept secret)

Examples

  • 声张。
    Zhè jiàn shì nǐ qiān wàn bú yào shēng zhāng chū qù.
    Whatever you do, don't let this matter get out.
  • ，声张。
    Tā fā xiàn le mì mì, dàn méi yǒu shēng zhāng.
    He discovered the secret but didn't make it public.
  • 声张，。
    Rú guǒ zhè jiàn shì shēng zhāng chū qù le, hòu guǒ huì hěn yán zhòng.
    If this matter gets out, the consequences will be serious.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

声shēngspeak out
张zhāngspread

声 (to speak out) and 张 (to spread) combine for making something known.

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 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
耳耳ěrear
Sound part声符shēngfú
殸
殸qìng聲shēng
Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

Open 声 →

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 張; 张 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
弓弓gōngbow
Sound part声符shēngfú
長
長cháng張zhāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 張 combines 弓, a bow, with 長, which points to the sound; the simplified 张 is a shorthand and its parts are not the historical components.

Open 张 →
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