昭彰

zhāozhāng
adjective #32,163

Meanings

  1. 1 clearly evident; manifest; conspicuous
  2. 2 (of crimes, virtues) plainly visible

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā de zuìxíng zhāozhāng, rénrén-jiēzhī.
His crimes are blatantly obvious - everyone knows about them.
HSK 7-9
Zhè wèi jiāngjūn gōngyè zhāozhāng, bèi zǎirù shǐcè.
This general's achievements are illustrious and have been recorded in the annals of history.

Tips

register
Literary register; rarely heard in casual speech. Most often paired with 罪行 (crimes) or 恶行 (evil deeds); the chengyu 罪恶昭彰 ('crimes plainly visible') and 臭名昭彰 ('notorious') are the dominant collocations.
memory
Both characters mean 'clear, manifest': (zhāo, 'bright like the sun') + (zhāng, 'conspicuous'). The doubling intensifies, something so visible it's impossible to hide.

Stroke Order

zhāo
zhāng