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阐述

chǎnshù

to elaborate; to set forth

A person explains something to three seated listeners
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Characters in this word

阐 chǎn

Strokes
11
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 单 single, individual, only
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 阐

述 shù

Strokes
8
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 术 skill, art
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 述

Example phrases

  • 主席在报告中系统阐述了未来五年的改革重点。 Zhǔxí zài bàogào zhōng xìtǒng chǎnshù le wèilái wǔ nián de gǎigé zhòngdiǎn. The chair systematically set out the reform priorities for the next five years in the report.
  • 他在会上详细阐述了自己对这个计划的看法。 Tā zài huì shàng xiángxì chǎnshù le zìjǐ duì zhè ge jìhuà de kànfǎ. At the meeting he set out in detail his views on this plan.
  • 请你用简单的话阐述一下这个办法的好处。 Qǐng nǐ yòng jiǎndān de huà chǎnshù yíxià zhè ge bànfǎ de hǎochu. Please set out the advantages of this method in simple words.

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