(dài biǎo) - represent, stand for, representative in Mandarin
dàibiǎoTraditional: 代表
Translation
represent, stand for, representative
Word origin
The word 代表 combines 代 'to replace, generation' with 表 'to show, outside, to express'. 代 has the 亻(person) radical with 弋 as phonetic; 表 originally depicted fur worn on the outside of a garment, hence 'outer, to display'. Together they mean to represent or a representative.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 代 (dài, to replace: 亻 person + 弋 phonetic) + 表 (biǎo, to show)
Stroke order
代
表
Examples
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He represented the company at the meeting.
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What does this color represent?
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She is the representative of our class.
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She is here on behalf of the school.
红。
Red represents passion.
代表 (dài biǎo) means represent, stand for, representative. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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