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HSK
to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
HSK 3
to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities / to express (a thought or moral) / to develop (an idea) / to elaborate (on a theme)
HSK 4
to reveal; to display; to show; to exhibit
HSK 5
scene / tableau / picture / image / screen (displayed by a computer) / (motion picture) frame / field of view
HSK 5
to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
HSK 3
to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show / CL: 個|个,
HSK 5
to put on display / to be on show / to exhibit
HSK 7-9
(electronics) matte display screen; anti-glare screen
to unfold before one's eyes; to emerge; to reveal; to display
HSK 5
to display one's remarkable skill or prowess / to give full play to one's brilliant abilities
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *铺* | 铺* | *铺
to spread / to display / to set up / (old) holder for door-knocker
HSK 6
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *闪* | 闪* | *闪
to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine
HSK 4
display device; monitor
HSK 7-9
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
display screen
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *献* | 献* | *献
to offer / to present / to dedicate / to donate / to show / to put on display / worthy person (old)
HSK 5
to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to come in many different shapes; to display a great variety of forms
to showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
display window
magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower / all the King's horses and all the King's men
HSK 7-9
displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square
(slang) young boy who displays skills, maturity, or coolness beyond his age
precious horses and magnificent carriage (idiom); rich family with extravagant lifestyle / ostentatious display of luxury
(slang) young girl who displays skills, maturity, or coolness beyond her age
to put on display (sth abstract) / to draw attention to / conspicuous
to display; to exhibit; to set out / furnishings
to display and sell (e.g. at a fair) / sales exhibition
display counter / stand / booth
(coll.) (of a couple) to display affection in public or by posting photos on social media
all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
mojibake (nonsense characters displayed when software fails to render text according to its intended character encoding)
dummy (for crash testing, displaying clothes etc)
to show off / to make a display of
HSK 7-9
to exhibit; to display / exhibition; display
to display; to exhibit
HSK 7-9
to show / to take out and show to others / to display
HSK 7-9
to display for evaluation / to exhibit and compare
display case
display of severity immediately on taking office / (fig.) initial show of strength
to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house)
lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom) / fig. to display ambidexterity / to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession / to use both feet equally (football)
MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
exhibit / displayed item
to give careful consideration to / to display thoughtfulness towards
(used self-deprecatingly, e.g. when asked to sing a song) to put one's artistic incompetence on display
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *耍* | 耍* | *耍
to play with / to wield / to act (cool etc) / to display (a skill, one's temper etc)
HSK 7-9
HMD; head-mounted display (abbr. for 頭戴式顯示器|头戴式显示器)
first sign of budding talent / to display one's ability for the first time
liquid crystal display
relative position of exhibition booth / allocated floor space for display stall / allotted exhibit area
to make a public display of affection
each displays their own strengths (idiom)
(idiom) to display one's facility with words / to show off one's literary skills / (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨)
to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality / to adopt an original approach
exhibition room; display room
lit. the giant Peng bird spreads its wings and begins to fly / displaying awesome power and momentum at the outset / to have the world at one's feet
to display originality (idiom); to do things differently
to display utter loyalty / to be loyal to the end
to display
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
carbonated (drink) / sparkling (mineral water) / to display annoyance / to be dissatisfied
to look squarely at / to look straight ahead / (instrumentation) heads-up (display)
(idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers / superficial display (idiom)
fireworks (i.e. pyrotechnic devices, not the display they produce)
to show off one's skills; to put on a dazzling display of one's talents
lantern with a carousel of paper horses rotating under convection, used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节 / chaser lights / self-scrolling horizontal text display, such as a news ticker
to display one's ignorance / to make a fool of oneself by an ignorant blunder
display of fireworks and lanterns
to overturn empty convention, and display originality (idiom); new and different ideas
a hero with no chance of using his might / to have no opportunity to display one's talents
(computing) to split a screen into multiple sections to display different content simultaneously
to flaunt a skill / to give display to one's ability / to show off a feat / to vaunt one's tricks
to create a work of calligraphy for display in a prominent place (typically, a sign)
counter for the display of goods / (Tw) container (for freight transport)
an occasional display of histrionics can add a playful element to a relationship, but overdoing it can lead to a breakup (admonishment derived from the saying 小酌怡情大酌傷身|小酌怡情大酌伤身)
(Tw) heibaiqie, side dish of ingredients selected from a range on display, sliced up and served together on a plate (from Taiwanese 烏白切, Tai-lo pr. [oo-pe̍h-tshiat], where 烏白 means "as one pleases")
to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *陈* | 陈* | *陈
(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display / (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale
always-on display (AOD)
to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
peacock feathers on an official's hat displaying his rank (traditional) / pheasant tail feathers on warriors' helmets (opera)
(Tw) affected; pretentious; to put on a display of histrionics (from Taiwanese, Tai-lo pr. [ké-pai])
to display (one's potential, one's talents etc)
scholar's rock (one of the naturally-eroded, fantastically-shaped rocks put on display indoors or in gardens in China)
lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage
dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗 forced to "eat" it)
vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *胪* | 胪* | *胪
belly / skin / to state / to pass on information / to display
to display (goods) / to dispose of
display of wild manners / scandalous scene / insolent and conceited manners
to display
to assume / to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc) / to bring out for display
to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
"matchmaking corner", a gathering in a park for parents who seek marriage partners for their adult children by connecting with other parents who put up posters displaying their unmarried child's details
(computing) (of an operating system) to crash and display the "blue screen of death"
left panel (displayed by swiping right from the main panel of the home screen)

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