Word

阅览 (yuè lǎn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 阅览

动 dòng verb

to read, to peruse

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.

Word breakdown

阅 yuè — to read, to review

1 阅读 yuè dú — to read HSK 4
- 阅 to inspect, to review (text)
- 读 to read, to study
Example

我每天阅读一小时。

wǒ měi tiān yuè dú yī xiǎo shí

I read for one hour every day.
2 订阅 dìng yuè — subscribe HSK 7
- 订 order, book (the action of arranging for regular delivery)
- 阅 read (what you do with the subscribed material)
Example

你可以订阅我们的频道。

nǐ kě yǐ dìng yuè wǒ men de pín dào

You can subscribe to our channel.
3 阅历 yuè lì — experience HSK 7
- 阅 viewing, observing (experiences)
- 历 going through, experiencing (over time)
Example

他的阅历很丰富。

tā de yuè lì hěn fēng fù

He has extensive experience.

览 lǎn — to view, to browse

1 展览 zhǎn lǎn — to exhibit/display HSK 5
- 展 to spread out, display, show
- 览 to view, look at, observe
Example

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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.

Structure & writing

1 阅 yuè — to read; to look over

阅 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 门 mén — door; gate; entrance of a building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, or courtyard, also the barrier installed at such an entrance that can be opened and closed

门 is a component in 21 characters

HSK 1

们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 问 wèn to ask a question about something unknown or unclear 间 jiān between; the space where two periods of time or things meet

HSK 3

闻 wén to hear

HSK 4

闹 nào noisy; tumultuous (opposite of 'quiet') 阅 yuè to read; to look over

HSK 5

润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 闭 bì to close; to shut 闲 xián free; unoccupied; idle (opposite of 'busy')

HSK 6

闪 shǎn to dodge aside quickly 闯 chuǎng to rush forward boldly; to charge 阔 kuò wide; broad; vast in area

HSK 7