How to say “show” in Chinese
show, display
“Show” in Chinese is 展示, zhǎn shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
展示 is read zhǎn shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Originally an altar. On the side of a character it shrinks to 礻: 礼, 社, 祝.
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 “展示”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 展示. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这次展览展示了一百多幅国画。zhècìzhǎnlǎnzhǎnshìleyìbǎiduōfúguóhuàThis exhibition showed more than a hundred Chinese paintings.
More words from the lesson “Create and show”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “show” in Chinese?
“Show” in Chinese is 展示, pinyin zhǎnshì.
What does 展示 mean?
展示 (zhǎnshì) means “show, display”.
How do you write 展示?
展示 is 2 characters: 展 (zhǎn) — unfold, open up; 示 (shì) — show. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 展示?
展示 is read zhǎnshì. Tones: zhǎn — third tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“show” in the lesson “Create and show”
This word is from the topic “Art” of HSK 5. 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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