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表明 (biǎo míng): Make known (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5

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3.

Character Breakdown

表 • biǎo • surface, exterior, to show, to express

biǎo表

surface, exterior, to show, to express

Word Info

Pinyinbiǎo míng

Meaningmake known; state clearly; indicate

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明 • míng • bright, clear, or to understand

míng明

bright, clear, or to understand

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 表明.

除夕chú xī(lunar) New Year’s Eve
彻底chè dǐthorough
代表dài biǎoto stand for; on behalf of representative
报到bào dàoreport for duty; check in; register
保险bǎo xiǎnguarantee; insurance
独立dú lìstand alone; independent; on one's own
避免bì miǎnto avoid; refrain from; prevent something from happening
产生chǎn shēngproduce
承受chéng shòuto bear; support; to endure; inherit
称呼chēng hucall; address
标志biāo zhìsign; symbol; hallmark
打喷嚏dǎ pēn tìto sneeze

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 表明.

Words with 表

手表shǒu biǎowatch
表扬biǎo yángto praise
表格biǎo géform; table
表演

biǎo yǎn

performance

表示biǎo shìexpress; indicate

时间表shí jiān biǎoschedule

代表dài biǎoto stand for; on behalf of representative

发表fā biǎoto issue; to publish; report

Words with 明

明天míng tiāntomorrow
明年míng niánnext year
明白míng baito understand
聪明cōng mingclever; intelligent
证明zhèng míngproof
说明shuō míngto explain; instruction
说明书shuō míng shū(technical) manual
光明guāng mínglight; bright; openhearted

4.

How to Use 表明 in Sentences

Verb + Complementwith清楚

biǎo表

míng明

qīng清

chu楚

neutral

make clear

Adverb + Verbwith明确

míng明

què确

biǎo表

míng明

Verb + Object

biǎo表

míng明

tài态

du度

Subject + Verbwith调查

diào调

chá查

biǎo表

míng明

5.

Example Sentences with 表明

tā他

zuì最

xīn新

de的

yán研

jiū究

shù

neutral

clearly indicate

neutral

express an attitude

biǎo表

míng明

lì立

chǎng场

formal

state one's position

formal

Written

investigation shows

数

jù据

yǒu有

lì力

dì地

biǎo表

míng明

，

qì气

hòu候

biàn变

huà化

zhèng正

zài在

jiā加

sù速

。

His latest research data strongly indicates that climate change is accelerating.

nǐ你

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

huí回

fù复

，

shì是

fǒu否

biǎo表

míng明

nǐ你

duì对

zhè这

ge个

tí提

yì议

bù不

gǎn感

xìng兴

qù趣

？

Does your delayed response indicate that you are not interested in this proposal?

diào调

chá查

jié结

guǒ果

qīng清

chǔ楚

dì地

biǎo表

míng明

，

dà大

duō多

shù数

rén人

dōu都

zhī支

chí持

zhè这

ge个

jì计

huà划

。

The survey results clearly indicate that most people support this plan.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

míng明

què确

biǎo表

míng明

lì立

chǎng场

，

zhè这

ràng让

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

gǎn感

dào到

kùn困

huò惑

。

He did not clearly state his position, which left everyone confused.

tā他

de的

chén沉

mò默

wǎng往

wǎng往

biǎo表

míng明

tā他

bù不

tóng同

yì意

，

ér而

bú不

shì是

mò默

rèn认

。

His silence often indicates disagreement rather than acquiescence.