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陈
chén
Main
English Definitionto lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale; (Chinese surname); Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state; Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝
Simplified Script陈
Traditional Script陳
Pinyinchén
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄔㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)can4
Part of Speech(名) noun
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陈列chénlièto display; to exhibit
陈水扁chén shuǐ biǎnChen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008
陈述chénshùan assertion; to declare; to state
陈某chénmǒuChen Mou
陈奕迅chén yì xùnEason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor
Words With Same Tail Word    
小陈xiǎochén'Little' Chen
乏善可陈fá shàn kě chénto be nothing to write home about (idiom)
坦陈tǎnchénto reveal; to confess
铺陈pūchénto arrange; to spread out; to narrate in detail; to describe at great length; to elaborate
横陈héngchénto lie in disarray; to cut across; to traverse
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