表
面
上

Outwardly in Chinese: 表面上 (biǎo miàn shang)

biǎo miàn shang

outwardly

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1outwardly; superficially; on the face of it

Stroke order

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表
面
上

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄧㄠˇ

biǎo

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄕㄤ

shang

˙/ neutral toneㄕ/ shㄤ/ ang

Example sentences

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  • 他表面上很冷静，其实很紧张。

    tā biǎo miàn shang hěn lěng jìng， qí shí hěn jǐn zhāng。

    On the surface he seems calm, but he's actually nervous.

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Related words

上

shàng

(bound form) up

表

biǎo

exterior surface

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

表示

biǎo shì

to express

表演

biǎo yǎn

play

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