罗列 (luó liè) — to spread out or arrange (items) in order; to list or enumerate (facts, names, reasons)

Definition

罗列 means to lay items out or list them one by one, often implying a simple enumeration without deeper analysis. It suggests presenting facts or items in order rather than explaining them.

verb
to spread out or arrange (items) in orderto list or enumerate (facts, names, reasons)

Examples

  • 罗列。
    Tā bǎ zhèng jù dōu luó liè zài zhuō shàng.
    He spread out all the evidence on the table.
  • ，罗列。
    Zài bào gào zhōng, tā luó liè le jǐ tiáo gǎi jìn jiàn yì.
    In the report, he enumerated several improvement suggestions.
  • 罗列。
    Tā luó liè le suǒ yǒu cān sài zhě de míng zì.
    She listed all the participants' names.

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.

罗luóspread/arrange
列lièarrange/list

The 罗 and 列 both convey arranging, together meaning to set items out in order.

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 羅; 罗 is its simplified writing.

  • 网网wǎngnet
  • 維維wéibird (tied with string)

The traditional form 羅 combines 网 (net) with 維 (a bird tied with string) to show a net for catching birds; the simplified 罗 is a later abbreviation.

Open 罗 →

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

Open 列 →

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