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显着 (xiǎn zhù) — significant, notable

Definition

Adjective-like stative verb used as an attributive or predicate to mean 'marked, noticeable, significant' — usually describes a change, effect, or improvement. Not a near-synonym of 出现 (which means 'to appear, show up').

verb
significantnotable

Examples

  • 显着。
    Tā de yán jiū chéng guǒ fēi cháng xiǎn zhù.
    His research results are very significant.
  • 显着。
    Zhè xiàng gǎi gé dài lái le xiǎn zhù de jīng jì biàn huà.
    This reform has brought about notable economic changes.
  • 显着。
    xiǎn zhù De jìn bù ràng dà jiā dōu gǎn dào gāo xìng.
    The remarkable progress made everyone happy.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

显xiǎnmanifest
着zheevident

显 and 着 both carry the sense of being clear or manifest, so together they mean notable.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顯; 显 is its simplified writing.

  • 日日rìsun
  • 絲絲sīsilk
  • 頁頁yèperson's head

For 显, the traditional form 顯 is made of 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (person's head).

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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 著; 着 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss; plant
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě著zháo
Same sound today

The traditional form 著 puts 艸 (grass; plant) above 者, which gives the sound; the simplified 着 is a later shorthand.

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