显示

xiǎnshì

Traditional: 顯示

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Translation

to show, to display, to indicate

Word origin

A compound of 显 (xiǎn, to appear, to be visible) and 示 (shì, to show, to point out), reinforcing the sense of making something visible or evident.

Origin
compound
Root
显 (xiǎn, visible) + 示 (shì, to show)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 显

Stroke order for 示

Examples

píng

The time was displayed on the screen.

xiāoshēng

The data shows that sales are rising.

This incident showed his courage.

The phone indicates that the battery is low.

The survey results indicate that the problem is serious.

显示 (xiǎnshì) means to show, display or indicate, used both for screens displaying information and for evidence revealing something. It is more formal than the everyday 给...看.

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This word is part of lesson 33.