(bound form) to lay out; to exhibit; to display; (bound form) to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale

to state; to declare

(of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding

cliché; commonplace; truism; stereotype

(formal) to state one's views (esp. in court); stale rhetoric; clichéd remarks

old-fashioned; out of date; obsolete; antiquated

History of Chen of the Southern Dynasties, ninth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Yao Silian 姚思廉[Yao2 Si1 lian2] in 636 during Tang dynasty, 36 scrolls

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

ancient name of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi; Chencang district of Baoji City

to deploy troops; to mass troops

Joan Chen (1961–), Chinese-born American actress and film director

to display; to exhibit

to age; to mature (wine, tea, cheese etc)

to present a memorial (to the Emperor)

hackneyed formula; worn-out convention

Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Han4 Wu3 di4], died c. 110 BC

Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[San1 guo2 zhi4]

to lie dead (in a location); to be found dead (somewhere) (used in news reports about unnatural or unexplained deaths)

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

to present a petition; to submit an appeal; to express a grievance to an authority

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

to display

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

dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine)

old rice (typically stored for over a year)

aged Shaoxing wine (abbr. for 陳年紹興酒|陈年绍兴酒[chen2 nian2 Shao4 xing1 jiu3])

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

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[Chen2 Sheng4 Wu2 Guang3 Qi3 yi4]

trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality; platitude

outmoded conventions; old-fashioned ways

to display; to exhibit; to set out; furnishings

to state; to present; to set forth (a situation, opinion, grievance etc), often to an authority

to state; to assert

an old debt; a longstanding debt

old stock; shopworn goods

traces of the past; vestiges; historical remains

well-aged wine with a mellow, rich taste; (esp.) yellow wine 黃酒|黄酒[huang2 jiu3], made from rice or millet

mature vinegar

Lu Chen (1976–), Chinese figure skater, 1995 world champion

Chen Zhonglin, aka Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳[Xu3 Zhong4 lin2] (c. 1567–c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investiture of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义[Feng1 shen2 Yan3 yi4] is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星[Lu4 Xi1 xing1]

Claire Lee Chennault (1890–1958), American military aviator and brigadier general, commander of the Flying Tigers 飛虎隊|飞虎队[Fei1 hu3 dui4], a volunteer group that assisted China in resisting Japanese forces during World War II

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[Hai3 xia2 Liang3 an4 Guan1 xi5 Xie2 hui4] (2008-2013)

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

Chencang, a district of Baoji City 寶雞市|宝鸡市[Bao3 ji1 Shi4], Shaanxi

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

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian

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

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

Edison Chen (1980–), Hong Kong Canadian actor, singer and fashion entrepreneur