DESCRIBE    描寫

EXPLAIN the SHAPE OR NATURE of something.
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Modern Chinese Criteria
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  • EXPLAIN　DISCUSS so as to CAUSE something to BECOME MORE CLEAR. (anc: 14/0, child: 12)
  • DISCUSS　SPEAK SYSTEMATICALLY on something, BASING oneself on INVESTIGATION AND REFLECTION. (anc: 13/0, child: 2)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • Tolkovo-kombinatornyj slovar' sovremmenogo russkogo jazyka. Explanatory Combinatorial Dictionary of Modern Russian ( Mel'cuk 1984) p. 498

  • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 269

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 1.831

    • Words (8 items)

    舉  jǔ MC: kjoX OC: klaʔ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNmake a comprehensive description ofCH
    陳  chén MC: drin OC: ɡrliŋ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNlay out in a detailed descriptionCH
    序  xù MC: zjoX OC: ljaʔ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNset out in an orderly fashionLZ
    極  jí MC: gik OC: ɡɯɡ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNdescribe in full detailLZ
    狀  zhuàng MC: -- OC: sɡraŋs 1 Attribution
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    • nabderiveddescriptionCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • vtoNlay out in a detailed descriptionCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • vtoNmake a comprehensive description ofCH
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • nabdescriptionCH