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领略 (lǐng lüè) — to appreciate and understand (through firsthand experience); to grasp the essence of (a scene, culture, feeling, etc.)

Definition

领略 means to appreciate and grasp the essence of something — scenery, culture, or a style — through direct experience. Stronger and more aesthetic than 体验 ('to experience'), closer to 欣赏 but with a sense of grasping deeper meaning.

verb
to appreciate and understand (through firsthand experience)to grasp the essence of (a scene, culture, feeling, etc.)

Examples

  • ，领略。
    Zài huáng shān, wǒ zhēn zhèng lǐng lüè dào le dà zì rán de zhuàng lì.
    On Mount Huang, I truly appreciated the grandeur of nature.
  • ，领略。
    Yuè dú zhè bù xiǎo shuō, nǐ néng lǐng lüè zuò zhě dú tè de fēng gé.
    Reading this novel, you can appreciate the author's unique style.
  • 领略。
    Zhǐ yǒu qīn shēn tǐ yàn cái néng lǐng lüè qí zhōng de měi miào.
    Only through personal experience can you appreciate the wonderfulness of it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

领lǐngto grasp
略lüèto take in

领 and 略 both express grasping or taking in something, giving a sense of appreciating it through experience.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 領; 领 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yè
Sound part声符shēngfú
令
令lìng領lǐng
Same sound today

The traditional form 領 has 令 as a sound part and 頁 as a meaning part; the simplified 领 is a later shorthand.

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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
田田tiánfield
Sound part声符shēngfú
各
各gè略lüè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

略 combines 田 (field) with 各 for sound; the described idea is walking around a field to outline it.

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