袒露 (tǎn lòu) — to expose; to bare (one's body, thoughts, or feelings)

Definition

verb
to exposeto bare (one's body, thoughts, or feelings)

Examples

  • ,袒露。
    Tā zhōng yú gǔ qǐ yǒng qì, xiàng tā tǎn lòu le zì jǐ de xīn shēng.
    She finally mustered the courage to bare her heart to him.
  • 袒露。
    Xià tiān hěn duō rén xǐ huan zài shā tān shàng tǎn lòu shēn tǐ.
    In summer, many people like to expose their bodies on the beach.
  • 袒露。
    Zuò zhě zài zhè piān sǎn wén zhōng tǎn lòu le zì jǐ zuì zhēn shí de gǎn shòu.
    The author exposed his most genuine feelings in this essay.

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.

露lùexpose

袒 means bare or uncover, and 露 means expose; together they describe baring or revealing something.

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
衤Written in full as衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
旦
旦dàn袒tǎn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

袒 pairs 衤 (clothes) with 旦, which gives the sound.

Open 袒 →

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
Sound part声符shēngfú
路
路lù露lù
Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

Open 露 →

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