HSK 6 · Verbs

阐述 chǎnshù “to expound” in Chinese

Traditional 闡述

What 阐述 means

  1. to expound
  2. to elaborate on
  3. to expound (a position)
  4. to elaborate (on a topic)
  5. to treat (a subject)

How to say 阐述

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale阐chǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale述shù4th tone, falling

阐述 in a sentence

  1. 他简单地阐述了他的理由。

    Tā jiǎndān de chǎnshù le tā de lǐyóu.

    He briefly set out his reasons.

    Sentence #332765 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 阐述 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 阐 (chǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
阐chǎnto express
  • 门gate · ménMeaning part
  • 单single · chánSound part

门 hints at the meaning (gate); 单 (chán) hints at the sound. Compare it with chǎn.

The character 述 (shù) with each of its parts in a different colour
述shùto state; to tell; to narrate; to relate
  • 术skill · shùSound part
  • 辶walking form of 辵 · chuòMeaning part

辶 hints at the meaning (walking); 术 (shù) hints at the sound. Compare it with shù.

How to write 阐述

阐 11 strokes · 述 8 strokes

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阐述 (chǎnshù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 阐述 (chǎnshù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 阐述

Words with 述

叙述xùshù · to relate (a story or information)陈述chénshù · to state

More words: Thinking & Talking

参谋cānmóu · adviser参照cānzhào · to refer to倡导chàngdǎo · to advocate倡议chàngyì · to propose嘲笑cháoxiào · to mock承诺chéngnuò · to promise澄清chéngqīng · to clarify陈述chénshù · to state

FAQs

阐述 (chǎnshù) means “to expound” or “to elaborate on”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it chǎnshù: chǎn with a 3rd tone, then shù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 阐述 is written 闡述. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chanshu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 阐述 from the suggestions. Typing chanshu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
阐述 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.