表明
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
表明 (biǎomíng) · to show
表明 (biǎomíng) means “to show; to make clear”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 表明 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)
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他表明了自己的想法。Tā biǎomíng le zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ.He made his ideas clear.
这表明他很努力。Zhè biǎomíng tā hěn nǔlì.This shows that he works hard.
Questions about 表明
What does 表明 mean?
表明 (biǎomíng) means “to show; to make clear”.
How do you pronounce 表明?
表明 is pronounced biǎomíng.
Which HSK level is 表明?
表明 is in HSK 3 (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
- 表现biǎoxiànto perform
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 代表dàibiǎorepresentative
- 代表团dàibiǎotuándelegation
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
Learn 表明 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.