申述 (shēn shù) — to explain in detail; to formally state (one's reasons or views)

Definition

申述 (shēnshù) means to formally and clearly state one's reasons, views, or situation — a written or official register, stronger than plain 解释. Often used in legal, official, or written contexts where one lays out justification.

verb
to explain in detailto formally state (one's reasons or views)

Examples

  • 申述。
    Tā xiàng fǎ guān shēn shù le zì jǐ de lǐ yóu.
    He stated his reasons to the judge in detail.
  • 申述。
    Nǐ zuì hǎo shū miàn shēn shù yí xià nǐ de guān diǎn.
    You'd better put your views in writing to explain them in detail.
  • 申述。
    Qǐng bǎ qíng kuàng shēn shù qīng chǔ.
    Please explain the situation clearly in detail.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

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

申shēnstate
述shùtell

State and tell combine as near synonyms to mean explain or state fully.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape comes from a picture of a bolt of lightning. It was the original character for lightning and spirit.

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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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
朮
朮zhú述shù
Same sound today

述 combines 辵, a walking radical, with 朮, which gives the sound; the walking part belongs to the meaning.

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