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To express in Chinese: 表示 (biǎo shì)

biǎo shì

to express

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to express
  2. 2to show
  3. 3to say
  4. 4to state
  5. 5to indicate
  6. 6to mean

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧㄠˇ

biǎo

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 箭头表示行进方向。

    jiàn tóu biǎo shì xíng jìn fāng xiàng。

    The arrow indicates the way to go.

  • 13% 表示反对。

    13% biǎo shì fǎn duì。

    Thirteen percent said no.

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Related words

表

biǎo

exterior surface

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

表演

biǎo yǎn

play

表达

biǎo dá

to express

表格

biǎo gé

form

表扬

biǎo yáng

to praise

代表

dài biǎo

representative

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

表情

biǎo qíng

(facial) expression

表现

biǎo xiàn

to show

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

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