Chinese word

陈列

Pronunciation

Pinyinchén liè

Meaning

  • verbdisplay

Example

商店里把新书陈列在窗前。shāng diàn lǐ bǎ xīn shū chén liè zài chuāng qián

The store displays the new books in front of the window.

Illustration for 陈列 (display)

More examples

美术馆里陈列着当代艺术家的作品。měi shù guǎn lǐ chén liè zhe dāng dài yì shù jiā de zuò pǐn

Works by contemporary artists are on display in the museum.

Core concept

Objects laid out in a planned array rather than simply left in a place.

Common phrases

  • 陈列商品chén liè shāng pǐn

    display products

  • 陈列作品chén liè zuò pǐn

    exhibit works

  • 陈列在橱窗chén liè zài chú chuāng

    display in the shop window

Similar words

摆放bǎi fàng: Place things where they belong or where they are wanted.
展示zhǎn shì: Put works or goods on view for people to see.
排列pái liè: Place things in a regular order or formation.

Definition in Chinese

把物品按照一定顺序或阵列摆放，以便展示或让人观看。bǎ wù pǐn àn zhào yí dìng shùn xù huò zhèn liè bǎi fàng yǐ biàn zhǎn shì huò ràng rén guān kàn

Word origin

The meaning of 陈列 (chénliè, "display") grows from 陈 (chén, "to arrange") and 列 (liè, "a row or sequence"), giving the word its sense of deliberate arrangement.

Usage tips

  • The word suits descriptions of public or commercial settings more than casual talk about ordinary placement, so it often appears in signs, catalogs, and descriptions of interiors.

Other meanings

  • set outverb
  • exhibitionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 陈列品chén liè pǐnitem on displaynoun
  • 陈列架chén liè jiàdisplay standnoun

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