显

显 xiǎn in a sentence

Prominent (be apparent - display - conspicuous - illustrious)

Full dictionary entry 43 sentences

显 (xiǎn) means Prominent (be apparent - display - conspicuous - illustrious). Below are 24 of the 43 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他 显 然不同意。

Tā xiǎnrán bù tóngyì.

He evidently disagrees.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显然

他的进步很明 显 。

Tā de jìnbù hěn míngxiǎn.

His progress is obvious.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 明显

这明 显 是个圈套。

Zhè míngxiǎn shì ge quāntào.

This is obviously a trap.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 圈套

药的效果不太明 显 。

Yào de xiàoguǒ bú tài míngxiǎn.

The medicine has not had much effect.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 效果

两者的区别很明 显 。

Liǎng zhě de qūbié hěn míngxiǎn.

The difference between the two is clear.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 明显

他今天 显 得有点累。

Tā jīntiān xiǎnde yǒudiǎn lèi.

He seems a little tired today.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显得

显 然这个办法更好。

Xiǎnrán zhège bànfǎ gèng hǎo.

Clearly this method is better.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显然

数据 显 示他说得对。

Shùjù xiǎnshì tā shuō de duì.

The data shows he was right.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显示

屏幕上 显 示着时间。

Píngmù shàng xiǎnshì zhe shíjiān.

The time is displayed on the screen.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显示

治疗效果十分 显 著。

Zhìliáo xiàoguǒ shífēn xiǎnzhù.

The treatment produced a marked effect.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 显著

这种鸟有明 显 的特征。

Zhè zhǒng niǎo yǒu míngxiǎn de tèzhēng.

This kind of bird has obvious distinguishing features.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 特征

他的语言优势很明 显 。

Tā de yǔyán yōushì hěn míngxiǎn.

His language advantage is obvious.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 优势

这种药的功效很明 显 。

Zhè zhǒng yào de gōngxiào hěn míngxiǎn.

The effect of this medicine is very clear.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 功效

这些年他明 显 衰老了。

Zhèxiē nián tā míngxiǎn shuāilǎo le.

He has aged noticeably these past years.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 衰老

他的话明 显 带有挑衅。

Tā de huà míngxiǎn dàiyǒu tiǎoxìn.

His words were clearly provocative.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 挑衅

这种笑容 显 得很虚伪。

Zhè zhǒng xiàoróng xiǎnde hěn xūwěi.

That kind of smile looks quite false.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪

他最近 显 得有些忧郁。

Tā zuìjìn xiǎnde yǒuxiē yōuyù.

He has seemed rather melancholy lately.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 忧郁

这个方法的缺点很明 显 。

Zhège fāngfǎ de quēdiǎn hěn míngxiǎn.

The drawbacks of this method are obvious.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 缺点

这个方法的优点很明 显 。

Zhège fāngfǎ de yōudiǎn hěn míngxiǎn.

The advantages of this method are obvious.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 优点

穿这件衣服 显 得很年轻。

Chuān zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde hěn niánqīng.

Wearing this makes you look young.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 显得

这个词带有明 显 的贬义。

Zhège cí dàiyǒu míngxiǎn de biǎnyì.

This word carries a clearly derogatory sense.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贬义

他穿上制服 显 得很威风。

Tā chuān shàng zhìfú xiǎnde hěn wēifēng.

In uniform he cuts an imposing figure.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 威风

这几年他的进步很 显 著。

Zhè jǐ nián tā de jìnbù hěn xiǎnzhù.

His progress these past years has been marked.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 显著

夏天的夜晚 显 得格外短促。

Xiàtiān de yèwǎn xiǎnde géwài duǎncù.

Summer nights seem particularly fleeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 短促

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显 appears in 43 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 显 used in a sentence?

This page shows 43 sentences using 显 (xiǎn, "Prominent (be apparent - display - conspicuous - illustrious)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 显 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 显 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

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