表示(biǎo shì)

HSK 42 characters

(of sb) to express

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Example sentences

How 表示 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 箭头表示行进方向。

    jiàn tóu biǎo shì xíng jìn fāng xiàng

    The arrow indicates the way to go.

  • 汤姆也表示了相似观点。

    tāng mǔ yě biǎo shì le xiāng sì guān diǎn

    Tom has expressed similar ideas.

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