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biǎo shì

HSK 2 · word 526 of 3,000

Meaning

• (of sb) to express; to state; to show
• (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
• expression; manifestation

Example sentence

Characters in 表示

• 表 biǎo exterior surface
• 示 shì to show, to indicate, to make known

表 outer or to show plus 示 to indicate. Both halves mean to show, which is why the word covers expressing, indicating and representing.

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