表态
Old HSK 6
表态 (biǎotài) · to state one's position
表态 (biǎotài) means “to state one's position”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 态 (manner). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 表态 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)
态 tài · manner
What 态 is made of
- 太tài — very
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 丶 — dot
- 大dà — big
- 心xīn — heart
Origin hint: 心 gives the meaning, 太 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
经理还没有表态。Jīnglǐ hái méiyǒu biǎotài.The manager hasn't stated his position yet.
对这个问题，他一直不肯表态。Duì zhège wèntí, tā yìzhí bù kěn biǎotài.He has refused to take a stand on this issue.
Questions about 表态
What does 表态 mean?
表态 (biǎotài) means “to state one's position”.
How do you pronounce 表态?
表态 is pronounced biǎotài.
Which HSK level is 表态?
表态 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 表示biǎoshìto express
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 表达biǎodáto express
- 表格biǎogéform
- 表面biǎomiànsurface
- 表明biǎomíngto show
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
Learn 表态 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.