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揭露

jiēlù

to expose; to reveal

A cloth is pulled off a table to reveal crumpled papers
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Characters in this word

揭 jiē

Strokes
12
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 曷 what, why, where, which, how
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

露 lòu

Strokes
21
Radical
雨 — rain
Made of
雨 rain 路 road, path, street
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 审计报告揭露了项目招标过程中多层转包的灰色链条。 Shěnjì bàogào jiēlù le xiàngmù zhāobiāo guòchéng zhōng duō céng zhuǎnbāo de huīsè liàntiáo. The audit report exposed a grey chain of multi-level subcontracting in the project tendering process.
  • 这篇文章揭露了食品行业里的一些问题。 Zhè piān wénzhāng jiēlù le shípǐn hángyè lǐ de yìxiē wèntí. This article exposes some problems in the food industry.
  • 电影揭露了一个家庭多年隐藏的秘密。 Diànyǐng jiēlù le yí ge jiātíng duō nián yǐncáng de mìmì. The film reveals a secret that a family had hidden for many years.

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