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阐述

chǎn shù

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 闡述

阐述 (chǎn shù) means "to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic); to treat (a subject)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 阐述 means

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

The characters in 阐述

• 阐chǎnto express; to disclose; to enlighten
• 述shù(bound form) to state; to tell; to narrate; to relate

Example sentences

• 他简单地阐述了他的理由。
  Tā jiǎndān de chǎnshù le tā de lǐyóu.
  He gave his reasons in brief.
• 积分与反导函数是以两种不同的方式定义的，而微积分基本定理阐述了两者之间的关系。
  The integral and the antiderivative are defined in two different ways, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus states the relationship between them.

Where 阐述 is taught

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

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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