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凸显

tūxiǎn

highlight; make prominent

A magnifying glass making one red figure stand out in a crowd
Memory picture

Characters in this word

凸 tū

Strokes
5
Radical
凵 — container
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

显 xiǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 业 business, profession
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 数据对比进一步凸显了城乡教育资源的不均衡。 Shùjù duìbǐ jìnyíbù tūxiǎn le chéngxiāng jiàoyù zīyuán de bù jūnhéng. The data comparison further highlighted the imbalance in educational resources between urban and rural areas.
  • 这场失利凸显了球队防守上的问题。 Zhè chǎng shīlì tūxiǎn le qiúduì fángshǒu shàng de wèntí. This defeat highlighted the problems in the team's defence.
  • 深色的背景让照片中的人物更加凸显。 Shēnsè de bèijǐng ràng zhàopiàn zhōng de rénwù gèngjiā tūxiǎn. The dark background makes the figure in the photo stand out more.

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