外表
Old HSK 6
外表 (wàibiǎo) · outward appearance
外表 (wàibiǎo) means “outward appearance; exterior”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 表 (watch (timepiece)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 外表 is built
The characters
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
表 biǎo · watch (timepiece)
What 表 is made of
- 毛máo — hair
- 衣yī — cloth
Origin hint: Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不能只看一个人的外表。Bùnéng zhǐ kàn yí gè rén de wàibiǎo.You can't judge someone by appearance alone.
这座楼的外表很漂亮。Zhè zuò lóu de wàibiǎo hěn piàoliang.The outside of this building is beautiful.
Questions about 外表
What does 外表 mean?
外表 (wàibiǎo) means “outward appearance; exterior”.
How do you pronounce 外表?
外表 is pronounced wàibiǎo.
Which HSK level is 外表?
外表 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外表 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 185: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.