How to say “marked” in Chinese

显著
xiǎnzhù

marked, significant (change)

adjective · HSK 6 · topic “Judgments and extremes”

“Marked” in Chinese is 显著, xiǎn zhù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.

How to pronounce it

显著 is read xiǎn zhù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

xiǎn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little
zhù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

显
xiǎn — obvious; show

On top, 日 “sun”: in daylight everything is visible.

著
zhù — famous; write (a book)

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “显著”.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “marked” in Chinese?

“Marked” in Chinese is 显著, pinyin xiǎnzhù.

What does 显著 mean?

显著 (xiǎnzhù) means “marked, significant (change)”.

How do you write 显著?

显著 is 2 characters: 显 (xiǎn) — obvious; show; 著 (zhù) — famous; write (a book). The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 显著?

显著 is read xiǎnzhù. Tones: xiǎn — third tone, zhù — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“marked” in the lesson “The main and the urgent”

This word is from the topic “Judgments and extremes” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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