表决 (biǎojué) · to vote

表决 (biǎojué) means “to vote; to decide by vote”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 决 (to decide). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 表决 is built

The characters

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)

决 jué · to decide

What 决 is made of

冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Example sentences

大家举手表决吧。Dàjiā jǔshǒu biǎojué ba.Let's vote by a show of hands.

这个方案已经通过表决了。Zhège fāng'àn yǐjīng tōngguò biǎojué le.This proposal has been passed by vote.

Questions about 表决

What does 表决 mean?

表决 (biǎojué) means “to vote; to decide by vote”.

How do you pronounce 表决?

表决 is pronounced biǎojué.

Which HSK level is 表决?

表决 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 表决 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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