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表现

biǎo xiàn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 4 2-character word Traditional 表現

表现 (biǎo xiàn) means "to show; performance/behavior". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 表现 means

1. to show
2. to show off
3. to display
4. to manifest
5. expression
6. manifestation
7. show
8. display
9. performance (at work etc)
10. behavior

The characters in 表现

• 表biǎoexterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion)
• 现xiànto appear; present; now

Example sentences

• 表现得体一点。
  Start behaving appropriately.
• 他表现的像个疯子。
  Tā biǎoxiàn de xiàng ge fēngzi.
  He behaved as if he were crazy.
• 我不会表现出恐惧。
  I'm not going to show any fear.
• 他表现得像国王一样。
  Tā biǎoxiàn de xiàng guówáng yīyàng.
  He acts as if he were a king.
• 他在学校的表现很好。
  He is doing very well at school.
• 他表现得像疯了一样。
  He behaves as if he were insane.

Words starting with 表现

• 表现力biǎo xiàn lìexpressive power
• 表现型biǎo xiàn xíngphenotype

Where 表现 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Signs, Symbols & Self-Expression (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
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