揭发 meaning in English

jiēfā

to expose; to bring to light

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 揭發17 strokes

Meaning of 揭发

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jiēfā
  1. to expose
  2. to bring to light
  3. to disclose
  4. revelation

Stroke order for each character

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揭 jiē · to take the lid off · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 揭发.

发现fāxiànto notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect
出发chūfāto set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
头发tóufahair (on the head)
发生fāshēngto happen; to occur; to take place; to arise (e.g. 發生問題|发生问题[fa1 sheng1 wen4 ti2] "a probl
发展fāzhǎndevelopment; growth
发出fāchūto issue (an order, decree etc); to send out; to dispatch; to produce (a sound); to let ou
发明fāmíngto invent; an invention
沙发shāfā(loanword) sofa (CL:條|条[tiao2],張|张[zhang1]); (Internet slang) first reply to a forum post
发表fābiǎoto issue; to publish
发动fādòngto start; to launch
发送fāsòngto transmit; to dispatch
开发kāifāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop

Questions about 揭发

What does 揭发 mean?

揭发 (jiēfā) means "to expose; to bring to light" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 揭发?

揭发 is made of 2 characters: 揭 (12 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 揭发 an HSK word?

Yes. 揭发 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 揭发 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 揭发 is written 揭發.