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闡述

简阐述 · 繁闡述

Mandarin · pinyin chǎn shù

to expound (a position)
to elaborate (on a topic)
to treat (a subject)

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述: shù · narrate, state, express
阐: chǎn · explain, clarify, elucidate

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3–4 · chan3 shu4

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zin2 seot6

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verb

to expound (a position); to elaborate on (a subject); to set forth (one’s views)

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