陈

chén · chen/Chén · chen

Traditional 陳

Meaning

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chén 陳

  1. to lay out; to exhibit; to display
  2. to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell
  3. old; stale

Chén 陳

  1. surname Chen
  2. Chen (c. 1045 - 479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state
  3. Chen (557-589), one of the Southern Dynasties 南朝 (Nán Cháo)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)看(kàn)法(fǎ)陈(chén)在(zài)大(dà)家(jiā)面(miàn)前(qián)。

He laid out his views in front of everyone.

02

这(zhè)份(fèn)报(bào)告(gào)陈(chén)明(míng)了(le)事(shì)情(qíng)的(de)经(jīng)过(guò)。

This report stated the course of events.

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