展览

展览 zhǎnlǎn

Display (to exhibit - to show)

展览 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體展覽 zhanlan

What 展览 means

Display (to exhibit - to show)

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展览 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

展

zhǎn

Spread out (exhibit - reveal - emerge)

览

lǎn

Look over (view - read)

Words that share a character with 展览

How to write 展览

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展览 in a sentence

美术馆有一个新展览。

Měishùguǎn yǒu yí ge xīn zhǎnlǎn.

There is a new exhibition at the art gallery.

他的画在这里展览。

Tā de huà zài zhèlǐ zhǎnlǎn.

His paintings are on display here.

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Questions about 展览

What does 展览 mean in English?

展览 is pronounced zhǎnlǎn and means Display (to exhibit - to show).

How do you pronounce 展览?

展览 is zhǎnlǎn in pinyin — written zhanlan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 展览?

展览 is written with 2 characters: 展 (zhǎn) Spread out (exhibit - reveal - emerge), 览 (lǎn) Look over (view - read). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 展览 written in traditional Chinese?

展覽. The simplified form 展览 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 展覽 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced zhǎnlǎn.

Is 展览 an HSK word?

Yes — 展览 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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