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陈述

chénshù

to state, to declare

Part of speech · verb

Pattern visualization

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Examples

  1. 他向法官陈述了事实。
    He stated the facts to the judge.
  2. 请简要陈述你的观点。
    Please state your view briefly.

Collocations

陈述事实陈述意见陈述理由如实陈述

Mnemonic

陈 chén "to lay out, set forth" + 述 shù "to narrate": to lay out and tell in order, i.e. to state, to narrate (formally). Same as the Korean word jin-sul (陳述). A formal term for telling facts or views step by step in court or official settings (向法官陈述 to state to the judge). 陈 means "to lay out, be old" (陈列 to display, 陈旧 outdated); 述 means "to narrate" (叙述).

Related

叙述陈说说明阐述

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