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| Pronunciation |
: |
jiē |
|
| Meaning |
: |
- take … down. (v)
- pick … up. (v)
- reveal. (v)
|
| Radical |
: |
扌 |
| Strokes |
: |
12 |
| Traditional |
: |
揭 |
| Usage |
: |
4.4% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. Take the picture down from the wall. |
| bǎ |
qiáng |
shàng |
de |
huà |
jiē |
xià |
lái |
。 |
| 把 |
墙 |
上 |
的 |
画 |
揭 |
下 |
来 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 把 |
: |
particle used to shift the object to before the verb |
| 墙上 |
: |
on the wall |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 画 |
: |
paint; picture |
| 揭 |
: |
take … down |
| 下来 |
: |
down |
|
| 2. Their deceit was uncovered by me. |
| tā |
men |
de |
huǎng |
yán |
bèi |
wǒ |
jiē |
chuān |
le |
。 |
| 他 |
们 |
的 |
谎 |
言 |
被 |
我 |
揭 |
穿 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他们的 |
: |
their |
| 谎言 |
: |
lie |
| 被 |
: |
(particle) used to form a set phrase with a passive meaning |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 揭穿 |
: |
uncover |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
|
| 3. I exposed his crime to the public. |
| wǒ |
xiàng |
gōng |
zhòng |
jiē |
lù |
tā |
de |
zuì |
xíng |
。 |
| 我 |
向 |
公 |
众 |
揭 |
露 |
他 |
的 |
罪 |
行 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 向 |
: |
to |
| 公众 |
: |
public |
| 揭露 |
: |
expose |
| 他的 |
: |
his |
| 罪行 |
: |
crime |
|
| 4. It was on pain of death that he revealed the truth. |
| tā |
mào |
zhe |
wēi |
xiǎn |
jiē |
lù |
le |
zhēn |
xiàng |
。 |
| 他 |
冒 |
着 |
危 |
险 |
揭 |
露 |
了 |
真 |
相 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 冒 |
: |
risk |
| 着 |
: |
added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state |
| 危险 |
: |
dangerous |
| 揭露 |
: |
reveal |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
| 真相 |
: |
truth |
|
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The first sentence is missing the letter ‘T’ in the English.
Hi Kelvin,
Thanks. I have added the missing “T”.