表
biǎoTraditional: 表
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Translation
surface, to express; form, watch
Stroke order
表
Examples
达。
He expressed his thanks with a smile.
彩。
Tonight's performance was excellent.
。
He performs well at work.
。
He expressed his thanks with a smile.
。
She wrote a letter to express her feelings.
表 (biǎo) originally meant outer or surface, and now carries the idea of expressing or displaying: 表演 (to perform), 表现 (to show), 代表 (to represent). It is also the everyday word for a wristwatch.
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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 表.
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