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亮相

liàngxiàng

to make a public appearance; to debut

A person steps out from behind a red curtain onto a stage
Memory picture

Characters in this word

亮 liàng

Strokes
9
Radical
亠 — lid, cover
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

相 xiāng

Strokes
9
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
木 tree 目 eye
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 相

Example phrases

  • 新任发言人在记者会上首次亮相,措辞比外界预期更谨慎。 Xīnrèn fāyánrén zài jìzhěhuì shàng shǒucì liàngxiàng, cuòcí bǐ wàijiè yùqī gèng jǐnshèn. The new spokesperson made their first public appearance at the press conference, using more cautious wording than outsiders had expected.
  • 新款手机今天在发布会上亮相,吸引了很多记者。 Xīnkuǎn shǒujī jīntiān zài fābùhuì shàng liàngxiàng, xīyǐn le hěn duō jìzhě. The new phone made its debut at the launch event today and drew many reporters.
  • 小演员第一次亮相,紧张得手心直冒汗。 Xiǎo yǎnyuán dì yī cì liàngxiàng, jǐnzhāng de shǒuxīn zhí mào hàn. The young actor appeared on stage for the first time, so nervous that his palms kept sweating.

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