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表示 — meaning in English

biǎo shì

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English meaning

  • betoken verb To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
  • express verb To communicate a thought, feeling, or idea in words or actions.
  • expression noun The act of communicating a thought, feeling, or idea, especially through words, art, or behaviour.
  • indicate verb To point out or show; to make something known.
  • locution noun A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • phrase noun A short group of words that expresses an idea, often forming part of a sentence.
  • pronouncement noun An official public announcement.
  • sound noun A sensation perceived by the ear, caused by vibrations traveling through air or another medium.

Senses

表示 is used for these senses in English:

  • betoken (transitive) To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
  • express (transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.
  • expression A colloquialism or idiom.
  • indicate (transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
  • locution A phrase or expression peculiar to or characteristic of a given person or group of people.
  • mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
  • phrase (transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
  • point out (transitive, idiomatic) To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

betoken — full definition

  1. verb To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens.
  2. verb To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known.

express — full definition

  1. verb To communicate a thought, feeling, or idea in words or actions.
  2. adjective Fast and direct, especially referring to transport that skips stops.
  3. adjective Clearly and specifically stated, rather than implied.
  4. noun A fast, direct delivery or transport service.

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