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揭晓 (jiē xiǎo) — to announce (results, winners, etc.); to reveal (a mystery, answer)

Definition

揭晓 focuses on unveiling a long-awaited outcome — winners, results, answers — the moment of revelation. Lighter and more event-like than 揭露 ('expose wrongdoing') or 揭示 ('reveal a truth/law').

verb
to announce (results, winners, etc.)to reveal (a mystery, answer)

Examples

  • 揭晓。
    Bǐ sài jié guǒ zhōng yú jiē xiǎo le.
    The competition results have finally been announced.
  • 揭晓。
    Huò jiǎng míng dān jiāng zài xià zhōu yī jiē xiǎo.
    The list of winners will be announced next Monday.
  • 揭晓。
    Zhè bù diàn yǐng de piào fáng chéng jì jí jiāng jiē xiǎo.
    The box office results of this movie are about to be announced.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

揭jiēuncover
晓xiǎobecome known

The uncovering sense of 揭 leads to 晓, becoming known, so results or mysteries become public.

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
扌Written in full as手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
曷
曷hé揭jiē
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

揭 pairs 扌, the hand radical (full form 手), with 曷, which supplies the sound; the hand part fits meanings like lifting or taking off.

Open 揭 →

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 曉; 晓 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
堯
堯yáo曉xiǎo
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 曉 puts 日, a sun, beside 堯, which gives the sound; the simplified 晓 is a shorthand and its right side is not that sound part.

Open 晓 →
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