表示 biǎoshì▶ Expresar

Stroke order

表示 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 表 — 8 strokes
• 示 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. (of sb) to express; to state; to show
2. (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show
3. expression; manifestation

Example sentences

• 他表示同意。Tā biǎoshì tóngyì.He expressed agreement.
• 这个词表示什么意思？Zhège cí biǎoshì shénme yìsi?What does this word mean?

Related words

• 表扬Alabanza; Elogio
• 表格forma; formulario
• 表演realizar
• 代表representante
• 出示mostrar, espectáculo
• 发表Publicar

表示 is pronounced biǎoshì and means “Expresar”. You will meet it in HSK 4, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 表示 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.