chén

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 陈

新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè

metabolism (biology)

陈列
chén liè

to display; to exhibit

陈述
chén shù

an assertion

乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén

to be nothing to write home about (idiom)

五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén

with complex feelings (idiom)

六陈
liù chén

food grains (rice, wheat, barley, beans, soybeans, sesame)

南朝陈
nán cháo chén

Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589)

坦陈
tǎn chén

to reveal

推陈布新
tuī chén bù xīn

advancing all the time

推陈致新
tuī chén zhì xīn

see 推陳出新|推陈出新[tuī chén chū xīn]

敷陈
fū chén

to give an orderly account

明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù chén cāng

lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)

暗渡陈仓
àn dù chén cāng

lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)

条陈
tiáo chén

to lay out (an argument) item by item

横陈
héng chén

to lie in disarray

沥陈鄙见
lì chén bǐ jiàn

to state one's humble opinion (idiom)

直陈
zhí chén

to say straight out

菌陈蒿
jūn chén hāo

tarragon

铺陈
pū chén

to arrange

陈仁锡
chén rén xī

Chen Renxi (1581-1636), late Ming scholar and prolific author

陈仲琳
chén zhòng lín

Chen Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[xǔ zhòng lín] (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[fēng shén yǎn yì] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[lù xī xīng]

陈伯达
chén bó dá

Chen Boda (1904-1989), communist party theorist, interpreter of Maoism

陈仓
chén cāng

ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi

陈仓区
chén cāng qū

Chencang District of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[bǎo jī shì], Shaanxi

陈元光
chén yuán guāng

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[kāi zhāng shèng wáng], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[zhāng zhōu], Fujian

陈兵
chén bīng

to deploy troops

陈其迈
chén qí mài

Chen Chi-mai (1964-), Taiwanese DPP politician, vice premier of the Republic of China (2019-)

陈再道
chén zài dào

Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army

陈冠希
chén guān xī

Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor

陈凯歌
chén kǎi gē

Chen Kaige (1952-), Chinese movie director

陈列室
chén liè shì

display room

陈列台
chén liè tái

stall

陈胜
chén shèng

Chen Sheng (died 208 BC), Qin dynasty rebel, leader of the Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising 陳勝吳廣起義|陈胜吴广起义[chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì]

陈胜吴广起义
chén shèng wú guǎng qǐ yì

Chen Sheng Wu Guang Uprising (209 BC), near the end of the Qin dynasty

陈化
chén huà

to age

陈厚
chén hòu

Peter Chen Ho (1931-1970), Chinese actor

陈可雄
chén kě xióng

Chen Kexiong (1950-), novelist

陈寿
chén shòu

Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[xī jìn] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[sān guó zhì]

陈天华
chén tiān huà

Chen Tianhua (1875-1905), anti-Qing revolutionary from Hunan, drowned himself in Japan in 1905

陈奏
chén zòu

to present a memorial (to the Emperor)

陈奕迅
chén yì xùn

Eason Chan (1974-), Hong Kong pop singer and actor

陈套
chén tào

set pattern

陈娇
chén jiāo

Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[hàn wǔ dì], died c. 110 BC

陈子昂
chén zǐ áng

Chen Zi'ang (c. 661-702), Tang dynasty poet

陈尸
chén shī

to lay out the corpse

陈希同
chén xī tóng

Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident

陈年
chén nián

(of wine) aged

陈建仁
chén jiàn rén

Chen Chien-jen (1951-), Taiwanese politician, vice president of the Republic of China 2016-2020

陈德良
chén dé liáng

Tran Duc Luong (1937-), former president of Vietnam

陈忱
chén chén

Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传

陈恭尹
chén gōng yǐn

Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

陈情
chén qíng

to give a full account

陈庆炎
chén qìng yán

Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017

陈抟
chén tuán

Chen Tuan (871-989), a legendary Daoist sage

陈放
chén fàng

to display

陈方安生
chén fāng ān shēng

Anson Chan (1940-), chief secretary for administration, Hong Kong (1997-2001)

陈景润
chén jǐng rùn

Chen Jingrun (1933-1996) Chinese number theorist

陈书
chén shū

History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[yáo sī lián] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls

陈木胜
chén mù shèng

Benny Chan (Hong Kong film director)

陈桥兵变
chén qiáo bīng biàn

the military revolt of 960 that led Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 to found the Song dynasty

陈毅
chén yì

Chen Yi (1901-1972), communist general and politician, Marshal of PLA from 1955, Mayor of Shanghai in 1950s, PRC foreign minister 1958-1972

陈水扁
chén shuǐ biǎn

Chen Shui-Bian (1950-), Taiwanese DPP 民進黨|民进党 politician, president of the Republic of China 2000-2008

陈冲
chén chōng

Joan Chen (1961-), Chinese born American actress

陈炯明
chén jiǒng míng

Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong

陈独秀
chén dú xiù

Chen Duxiu (1879-1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921

陈皮
chén pí

orange peel

陈省身
chén xǐng shēn

Shiing-Shen Chern (1911-2004), Chinese-American mathematician

陈米
chén mǐ

rice kept for many years

陈纳德
chén nà dé

(Claire) Chennault, commander of Flying Tigers during World War II

陈美
chén měi

Vanessa-Mae (1978-), Singaporean-born British violinist and skier

陈腐
chén fǔ

trite

陈规
chén guī

outmoded conventions

陈设
chén shè

to display

陈诉
chén sù

to state

陈词
chén cí

to state one's views

陈词滥调
chén cí làn diào

cliché

陈说
chén shuō

to state; to assert

陈货
chén huò

shop-worn goods

陈迹
chén jì

past events

陈述句
chén shù jù

declarative sentence

陈述书
chén shù shū

representation letter (law)

陈醋
chén cù

mature vinegar

陈陈相因
chén chén xiāng yīn

to follow a set routine

陈云
chén yún

Chen Yun (1905-1995), communist leader and economist

陈云林
chén yún lín

Chen Yunlin (1941-), chairman of PRC Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) 海峽兩岸關係協會|海峡两岸关系协会[hǎi xiá liǎng àn guān xi xié huì] (2008-2013)

陈露
chén lù

Lu Chen (1976-), PRC figure skater, 1995 world champion

陈香梅
chén xiāng méi

Chen Xiangmei (1925-2018), a.k.a. Anna Chennault, born in Beijing, US Republican Party politician, wife of Claire Lee Chennault 陳納德|陈纳德[chén nà dé]

陈旧
chén jiù

old-fashioned