阐述 meaning in English

chǎnshù

to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 闡述19 strokes

Meaning of 阐述

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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

阐述 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā简jiǎn单dān地dì阐chǎn述shù了le他tā的de理lǐ由yóu。
He gave his reasons in brief.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

阐 chǎn · to disclose · 11 strokes

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述 shù · to express · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 阐述.

描述miáoshùto describe; description
陈述chénshùto state; to declare
讲述jiǎngshùto talk about; to narrate; to give an account
叙述xùshùto relate (a story or information); to tell or talk about
上述shàngshùaforementioned; above-mentioned
表述biǎoshùto express; to articulate; to formulate
论述lùnshùtreatise; discourse
综上所述zōngshàng-suǒshùto summarize; to sum up
引述yǐnshùto quote
口述kǒushùto dictate; to recount orally
复述fùshùto repeat (one's own words or sb else's); (in the classroom) to paraphrase what one has le
阐明chǎnmíngto elucidate; to explain clearly

Questions about 阐述

What does 阐述 mean?

阐述 (chǎnshù) means "to expound (a position); to elaborate (on a topic)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 阐述?

阐述 is made of 2 characters: 阐 (11 strokes), 述 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 阐述 an HSK word?

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

How is 阐述 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 阐述 is written 闡述.