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to state; to declare
HSK 7-9
to display; to exhibit
HSK 7-9
metabolism (biology) / the new replaces the old (idiom)
HSK 7-9
old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated
HSK 7-9
ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市, Shaanxi / Chencang district of Baoji City
Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义
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surname Chen / Chen (c. 1045 – 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state / Chen (557–589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝
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(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display / (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell / old; stale
Chen Xiangmei (1925–2018), also known as Anna Chennault, Chinese-American writer and Republican politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德
Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism
Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972
to display; to exhibit; to set out / furnishings
Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident
(of wine) aged / (of debts etc) old; longstanding
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate
to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority
dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)
mature vinegar
to arrange / to spread out / to narrate in detail / to describe at great length / to elaborate
aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒)
(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court) / stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks
lit. stale grain, overcooked sesame (idiom); fig. the same boring old gossip
lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
(idiom) to be nothing to write home about
(idiom) outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways
to present a memorial (to the Emperor)
traces of the past; vestiges; historical remains
well-aged wine with a mellow, rich taste / (esp.) yellow wine 黃酒|黄酒, made from rice or millet
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
to display
to reveal / to confess
to say straight out / to point out bluntly / to give a straightforward account / to disclose
to lie in disarray / to cut across / to traverse
to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority
old rice (typically stored for over a year)
Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
to give an orderly account / a thorough narrative
cliché / commonplace / truism / stereotype
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion
Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director
old stock; shopworn goods
Vanessa-Mae (1978–), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier
Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor
Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝, died c. 110 BC
History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉 in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls
Lu Chen (1976–), Chinese figure skater, 1995 world champion
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist
Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)
declarative sentence
an old debt; a longstanding debt
to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)
Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传
hackneyed formula; worn-out convention
Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director
Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921
with complex feelings (idiom)
Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army
Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905
Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊|飞虎队, a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II
to exhibit; to display / exhibition; display
Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市, Shaanxi
the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty
food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)
Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)
Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam
Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王, i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州, Fujian
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
written statement; written declaration
Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)
tarragon
Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳 (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
exhibition room; display room
display stand; showcase stall
Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet
Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist
Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician
Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会 (2008-2013)
to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate / to go beyond old ideas / advancing all the time
to lay out (an argument) item by item / memorandum to a superior
to state one's humble opinion (idiom)
Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author
to deploy troops; to mass troops
Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty
Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist
Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋 historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志
to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)
Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020
Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017
Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage
Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008
trite / clichéd / empty and trite / banality / platitude
outmoded conventions / old-fashioned ways
old rules and customs
to state; to assert


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