表达
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
表达 (biǎodá) · to express
表达 (biǎodá) means “to express”. It is written with 2 characters: 表 (watch (timepiece)) + 达 (to reach). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 表达 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)
达 dá · to reach
What 达 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 大 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我不知道怎么表达。Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme biǎodá.I don't know how to express it.
他用画来表达心情。Tā yòng huà lái biǎodá xīnqíng.He expresses his feelings through drawing.
Questions about 表达
What does 表达 mean?
表达 (biǎodá) means “to express”.
How do you pronounce 表达?
表达 is pronounced biǎodá.
Which HSK level is 表达?
表达 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 表示biǎoshìto express
- 手表shǒubiǎowatch (wristwatch)
- 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
- 发表fābiǎoto publish
Learn 表达 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.