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表示 biǎoshì

表示 biǎoshì Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 6 English Translations of the word 表示 biǎoshì .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
biǎoshì | biao3 shi4
English translation
to express
to show
to say
to state
to indicate
to mean

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Traditional form

表示 biǎoshì

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 表示 biǎoshì

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biǎo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Depicts clothes () made from fur ( Máo ), typically the outermost layer of clothing. In simplified Chinese biǎo is also used to mean "wristwatch", while in traditional Chinese this meaning is written with a separate character biǎo .

Positional decomposition

毛衣 máo yī

Number of Strokes

8
shì

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Origin unclear. Most likely depicts some object of spiritual significance. Most often explained as an altar or a memorial tablet.

Positional decomposition

二小

Number of Strokes

5

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Example sentences using 表示 biǎoshì

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hēng le 一下 yīxià 鼻子 bízi 表示 biǎoshì 嘲笑 cháoxiào .

He gave a snort of derision.

最后 zuìhòu ,铁路 tiě lù shǎng de 工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán yǒu de 耸肩 sǒng jiān 走开 zǒu kāi le , 有的 yǒu de 翻翻 yǎn , dōu 表示 biǎoshì 无能为力 wúnéngwéilì .

Finally the railway men shrugged , turned away, or rolled their eyes upward , all telegraphing surrender.

liǎng shǒu tān ,打了个表示 biǎoshì 歉意 qiàn yì de 手势 shǒushì .

He made a little apologetic gesture with both hands.

耸了耸肩, Cóng 身旁走开 zǒu kāi , 一面 yī miàn 推开 tuī kāi Shuāng 厚实 hòu shi de 黑手表示 biǎoshì 认输 rèn shū .

He shrugged away from me, and offered his thick black hands in resignation.

dāng 表示 biǎoshì yāo 可爱 kěài de xiǎo ǎi 种马 zhǒng mǎ gěi de 时候 shíhou ,娇滴滴 jiāo dī dī 地叹 le kǒu ,谢绝 xièjué le .

She refused the dear little pony with such a delicate sigh when he offered it.

表示 biǎoshì Decomposition

See the 4 Chinese characters that make up 表示 biǎoshì and their own compounds.

表示 biǎoshì Compounds

See all 155 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 表示 biǎoshì in their composition.

  • biǎo
    • biǎo , biǎo , biǎo , biāo , , biǎo
  • shì
    • piào
      • piāo
        • piāo
      • piāo , biāo , piáo , piāo , piáo , piǎo , piāo , biāo , piào , piào , biāo , biāo , biāo , piāo , biǎo , biāo , biào , , , , , , , biāo , , , piāo , , , , biāo , , , , biào
    • jīn
      • jīn , jìn , , , 澿,
    • wèi
      • wèi , , , wèi , wèi , , ,
    • Zōng
      • Chóng
      • zōng , zōng , zèng , zōng , zòng , cóng , cóng , cóng , cóng , zōng , , , , , , , , zōng , zōng , , , , , , ,
    • nài
      • nài , , nǎi , nài
      • chá
      • cài
        • , ,
      • chì , , zhài , , cài , , , , , ,
    • bǐng
    • nài
      • , 渿,
    • suàn
      • ,
    • biāo , , kuǎn , suì , , , , zhī , , , , , zuò , , , , zhēn , yǒng , , ráng , yǐng , lóng , , , , , , , 祿, , chán , , dǎo , shì ,
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