展览 (zhǎnlǎn) · exhibition

展览 (zhǎnlǎn) means “exhibition; to exhibit”. It is written with 2 characters: 展 (to open) + 览 (to look over). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 展览 is built

The characters

展 zhǎn · to open

What 展 is made of

尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
衣yī — cloth

Origin hint: Laying out clothes 㠭 for sale in a market 尸; compare 㠭 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

览 lǎn · to look over

What 览 is made of

见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Example sentences

博物馆里正在举行一个展览。Bówùguǎn lǐ zhèngzài jǔxíng yī gè zhǎnlǎn.There is an exhibition at the museum.

这些画下个月展览。Zhèxiē huà xià gè yuè zhǎnlǎn.These paintings will be exhibited next month.

Questions about 展览

What does 展览 mean?

展览 (zhǎnlǎn) means “exhibition; to exhibit”.

How do you pronounce 展览?

展览 is pronounced zhǎnlǎn.

Which HSK level is 展览?

展览 is in Old HSK 5.

Related words

Learn 展览 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 119: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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