Word

展览 (zhǎn lǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

Meaning of 展览

动 dòng verb

to exhibit/display

博物馆正在展览古代文物。

bó wù guǎn zhèng zài zhǎn lǎn gǔ dài wén wù

The museum is exhibiting ancient artifacts.

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Word breakdown

展 zhǎn — to spread out, display, show

览 lǎn — to view, look at, observe

1 浏览 liú lǎn — browse HSK 5
- 浏 flowing, smooth movement (suggests casual scanning)
- 览 to view, to look at
Example

我喜欢在网上浏览新闻。

wǒ xǐ huan zài wǎng shang liú lǎn xīn wén

I like to browse news online.
2 游览 yóu lǎn — to tour HSK 5
- 游 to travel, to roam around
- 览 to view, to observe
Example

游客们正在游览西湖。

yóu kè men zhèng zài yóu lǎn Xī Hú

The tourists are touring West Lake.
3 博览会 bó lǎn huì — expo HSK 6
- 博 extensive, broad-scale
- 览 to view, to observe
- 会 meeting, gathering event
Example

上海世界博览会吸引了很多游客。

Shàng hǎi shì jiè bó lǎn huì xī yǐn le hěn duō yóu kè

The Shanghai World Expo attracted many tourists.
4 浏览器 liú lǎn qì — browser HSK 6
- 浏 to skim through, to flow
- 览 to view, to look at
- 器 tool, device, instrument
Example

请用浏览器访问这个网站。

qǐng yòng liú lǎn qì fǎng wèn zhè ge wǎng zhàn

Please use a browser to visit this website.
5 阅览 yuè lǎn — to read, to peruse HSK 7
- 阅 to read, to review
- 览 to view, to browse
Example

学生们在图书馆阅览各种书籍。

xuéshēng men zài túshūguǎn yuè lǎn gèzhǒng shūjí

Students read various books in the library.

Structure & writing

1 展 zhǎn — to unfold; to spread out

展 is a component in 1 characters

HSK 7

辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way

展 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 览 lǎn — to look at; to read

览 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 7

揽 lǎn to put one's arm around someone and draw them close 缆 lǎn thick rope or iron chain for mooring a ship; heavy cable made of twisted strands

览 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order