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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

表示 [biǎoshì]
  1. 1. verb [表达] express
    表示衷心感谢
    express heartfelt gratitude
    表示歉意
    express regret
    举手表示赞成
    raise one's hand to express approval
  2. 2. verb [显示] indicate
    路上结冰了,表示温度是零下。
    The road is iced up, which indicates that the temperature is below zero.
  3. 3. noun [言行或表情] gesture
    他们不友好的表示激怒了我们。
    Their unfriendly gesture infuriated us.
  4. 4. noun [意见] attitude
    对于这个决定,他还未做明确的表示
    He still hasn't given a clear indication of his attitude towards the decision.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

表示 [biǎoshì]
  1. 1. show; express; indicate; represent; signify
    表示关切
    show concern
    表示愤慨
    voice (or express) one's indignation
    表示热烈欢迎
    extend a warm welcome
  2. 2. expression; indication
    友好的表示
    an expression of friendship; a friendly gesture

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

表示 [biǎoshì]
  1. 1. 通过言行表明(思想、感情、态度)
    表示同意
    表示愤慨。
  2. 2. 事物本身或借助其他事物显示出某种意义
    书名前带"*"号的表示是必读参考书。

Examples

表示"主要意思"的"大意"和表示"疏忽"的"大意",虽然读音不同,但词形是一样的
向死者家属表示深切的哀悼
express one's heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased
表示愤慨
voice (or express) one's indignation
友好的表示
an expression of friendship; a friendly gesture
不能不表示惋惜
cannot but express regret
代表我国政府表示衷心的感谢
express heartfelt thanks on behalf of our government
当即表示同意
give one's consent right away
点三个点表示省略
put three dots to show that something has been omitted

Collocations

表示
express
表示存在
express the existence of
表示错误
express mistakes
表示高兴
express one's joy
表示欢迎
to welcome
表示同意
express approval
表示一下
to express a little bit
会议表示
forum; official meeting
明确表示
definitely express
明确的表示
denote definitely
任何表示
any expression
有所表示
express somewhat

Word Decomposition


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