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问世

wènshì

to come out; to be published; to be launched

A new book on a podium with a red ribbon
Memory picture

Characters in this word

问 wèn

Strokes
6
Radical
门 — gate, door, entrance, opening
Made of
门 gate, door, entrance, opening 口 mouth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

世 shì

Strokes
5
Radical
一 — one
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 世

Example phrases

  • 这部词典问世后,很快成为研究近代汉语的重要参考书。 Zhè bù cídiǎn wènshì hòu, hěn kuài chéngwéi yánjiū jìndài Hànyǔ de zhòngyào cānkǎoshū. After this dictionary came out, it quickly became an important reference for studying modern Chinese.
  • 这款新手机问世后,销量一直很好。 Zhè kuǎn xīn shǒujī wènshì hòu, xiāoliàng yīzhí hěn hǎo. Since this new phone was launched, its sales have been very good.
  • 许多新技术问世,改变了人们的生活方式。 Xǔduō xīn jìshù wènshì, gǎibiànle rénmen de shēnghuó fāngshì. Many new technologies have come out and changed the way people live.

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