Chinese word

揭

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiē

Meaning

  • verbexpose

Example

记者用证据揭穿了他的谎言。jì zhě yòng zhèng jù jiē chuān le tā de huǎng yán

The reporter used evidence to expose his lie.

Illustration for 揭 (expose)

More examples

审计报告揭示了账户中的异常。shěn jì bào gào jiē shì liǎo zhàng hù zhōng de yì cháng

The audit report revealed abnormalities in the account.

Core concept

A hand turns back the top layer, bringing the concealed layer into sight.

Common phrases

  • 揭穿jiē chuān

    expose

  • 揭示jiē shì

    reveal

  • 揭露jiē lù

    uncover

Similar words

揭穿jiē chuān: Exposes a lie or false claim and makes its untruth clear.
揭露jiē lù: Makes hidden facts or wrongdoing known to the public.
暴露bào lù: Lets a secret or inside information become widely known.
透露tòu lù: Lets someone know information or feelings that were meant to stay hidden.

Definition in Chinese

用手把覆盖物或表面掀开或揭下来，使下面的东西显现；引申为把隐藏的事实或真相公开。yòng shóu bǎ fù gài wù huò biǎo miàn xiān kāi huò jiē xià lái shǐ xià miàn de dōng xī xiǎn xiàn yǐn shēn wèi bǎ yǐn cáng de shì shí huò zhēn xiàng gōng kāi

Word origin

In 揭 (jiē, "uncover"), 扌 (shǒu, "hand") marks a hand action and 曷 (hé, "what/how") supplies the sound, while the original meaning is the lifting of a cover.

Usage tips

  • The word is especially useful when an action reveals something that was deliberately or physically hidden, rather than simply making new information available for the first time.

Other meanings

  • flipverb

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