彰
zhāng
Pinyin
Definition
彰
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- clear
- conspicuous
- manifest
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
彰善瘅恶
- 1 to distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil
- 2 to praise good and expose vice
欲盖弥彰
- 1 trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
相得益彰
- 1 to bring out the best in each other (idiom)
- 2 to complement one another well
臭名昭彰
- 1 notorious for his misdeeds (idiom)
- 2 infamous
Sample Sentences
唉,没想到您对免税品成见如此之深,免税品可不只有大牌奢侈品,还有很多物美价廉的好物,购买这些性价比超高免税品,能彰显个人品味不说,还能给生活增添情趣,何乐而不为呢?
Ugh, I wouldn't have thought you'd have such deep prejudices towards duty-free shops. Duty-free shops don't just stock big brand luxury goods, there are also many good quality cheap products. Buying these really high quality-price ratio duty-free goods, not only shows individual taste, it also make life more interesting. Why wouldn’t you buy them?
那吃大闸蟹时和它相配的黄金搭档可就得数绍兴黄酒嘞,不仅颜色上相得益彰,甘润香甜的酒味还可以去除螃蟹的腥味,也更增加了蟹肉的鲜度,是吧?
Then when you're eating Chinese mitten crabs, among the huangjius that go well with it, you must include Shaoxing huangjiu. Not only do their colors complement one another, but the sweet fragrance of the alcohol cuts through the fishy taste of the crab, and increases the freshness of the crab meat. No?
不一样。纪念碑是近代才有的,一般用来纪念战争胜利,革命先烈啊什么的。牌坊是古代就有的,在古代一般要得到皇帝的恩赐才可以建牌坊。比如皇帝认为你是一个很有德行的人,或者你曾经立过大功,就可能赐给你一座功德牌坊,以表彰和宣扬你的功德。
They're not the same. Commemorative monuments are more recent and typically commemorate war victories, revolutionary martyrs and such. Commemorative arches are from ancient times and normally required the emperor's blessing before they could be built. For example, if the emperor thought you to be a very virtuous person or you performed some outstanding service, the emperor could potentially gift you an arch to reward and honor you.