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展出 (zhǎn chū) — to exhibit, to display

Definition

展出 focuses on formally putting items on display at an exhibition (museum, art show). 展示 is more general 'to show/display', 展览 names the event itself or the act of exhibiting broadly.

verb
to exhibitto display

Examples

  • 展出。
    Tā zài yì shù zhōng xīn zhǎn chū le zì jǐ de zuò pǐn.
    He exhibited his own works at the art center.
  • 展出。
    Zhè cì zhǎn lǎn jiāng zhǎn chū xǔ duō xīn shè jì.
    This exhibition will display many new designs.
  • 展出。
    Bó wù guǎn zhǎn chū le gǔ dài wén wù.
    The museum exhibited ancient artifacts.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

展zhǎndisplay
出chūout

展 means display or spread out, and 出 adds the idea of bringing it out, so together they mean to put things out for display.

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
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.

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

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5Art & Fine Arts

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