表示(biǎo shì): (of sb) to express
HSK 22 characters
(of sb) to express
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- biǎo shì
- Meaning
- (of sb) to express; to state; to show
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Appears in lessons
表示 is taught in these textbook lessons.
Example sentences
How 表示 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
箭头表示行进方向。
jiàn tóu biǎo shì xíng jìn fāng xiàng
The arrow indicates the way to go.
汤姆也表示了相似观点。
tāng mǔ yě biǎo shì le xiāng sì guān diǎn
Tom has expressed similar ideas.
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