表情
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
表情 (biǎoqíng) · facial expression
表情 (biǎoqíng) means “facial expression”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 情 (emotion). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 表情 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)
情 qíng · emotion
What 情 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 青 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他的表情很奇怪。Tā de biǎoqíng hěn qíguài.He has a strange expression on his face.
听到消息，她的表情变了。Tīngdào xiāoxi, tā de biǎoqíng biàn le.Her expression changed when she heard the news.
Questions about 表情
What does 表情 mean?
表情 (biǎoqíng) means “facial expression”.
How do you pronounce 表情?
表情 is pronounced biǎoqíng.
Which HSK level is 表情?
表情 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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 表情 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.