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显著

xiǎn zhù

HSK 6 2-character word Traditional 顯著

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.