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显著

xiǎn zhù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 顯著

显著 (xiǎn zhù) means "outstanding; notable". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 显著 means

1. outstanding
2. notable
3. remarkable
4. statistically significant

The characters in 显著

• 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal; prominent
• 著zhùto make known; to show; to prove

Example sentences

• 这几年，科学取得了显著的进步。
  Zhè jǐ nián, kēxué qǔdé le xiǎnzhù de jìnbù.
  In recent years, science has made remarkable progress.
• 这家公司去年获得显著的营业额增长。
  Zhè jiā gōngsī qùnián huòdé xiǎnzhù de yíngyè'é zēngzhǎng.
  This company achieved a remarkable increase in turnover last year.
• 二十世纪中以后，北京胡同的数量显著地下降，因为人们把它们拆毁以便给新的楼房和街路让路。
  èrshíshìjì zhōng yǐhòu, Běijīng hútòng de shùliàng xiǎnzhù dìxià jiàng, yīnwèi rénmen bǎ tāmen chāihuǐ yǐbiàn gěi xīn de lóufáng hé jiē lù rànglù.
  Since the mid-20th century, the number of hutongs in Beijing has dropped dramatically as they are demolished to make way for new roads and buildings.

Where 显著 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · xián–xiǎn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiǎn zhù correctly.
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