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表明 biǎomíng — to make clear, to indicate, to show (a fact or position)

biǎomíng (third tone, dipping)biao3ming2

to make clear, to indicate, to show (a fact or position)

HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 3· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
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Meanings

  1. to make clear, to indicate, to show (a fact or position)

    Its subject is usually evidence rather than a person: 数字表明… — "the figures show that…". When the subject *is* a person, what they make clear is a position, never a feeling: 表明态度, not 表明高兴.

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 明
    míng (second tone, rising)

    bright; clear, evident; to understand; next (明天, 明年); the Ming dynasty

    8 strokes⿰日月Radical 日

Example sentences

  • 这些数字表明情况正在好转。這些數字表明情況正在好轉。Zhèxiē (fourth tone, falling) shùzì (fourth tone, falling) biǎomíng (third tone, dipping) qíngkuàng (second tone, rising) zhèngzài (fourth tone, falling) hǎozhuǎn. (third tone, dipping)···

    These figures show that the situation is improving.

  • 他已经表明了自己的态度。他已經表明了自己的態度。Tā (first tone, high and level) yǐjīng (third tone, dipping) biǎomíng (third tone, dipping) le (neutral tone) zìjǐ (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) tàidù. (fourth tone, falling)···

    He has already made his position clear.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite我想表明我的感谢。

    Correct我想表达我的感谢。

    表明 makes a fact or a stance plain; 表达 puts an inward feeling into words. Thanks is a feeling, so it takes 表达 — the two differ by what is being shown, not by how clearly.

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