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xiǎn shì · xian shi

Traditional 顯示

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to show
  2. to illustrate
  3. to display
  4. to demonstrate
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Phone says river

  1. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)显示(xiǎnshì)只有(zhǐyǒu)百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)的(de)电(diàn)。

    My phone shows only one percent battery.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)还(hái)在(zài)看(kàn)地图(dìtú)？

    And you're still checking the map?

  3. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，地图(dìtú)显示(xiǎnshì)我们(wǒmen)快(kuài)到(dào)了(le)。

    It's fine; the map shows we're almost there.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)地图(dìtú)显示(xiǎnshì)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)河里(hélǐ)！

    But the map shows us in a river!

  5. Dengdeng

    手机(shǒujī)没电(méidiàn)了(le)，所以(suǒyǐ)显示(xiǎnshì)错(cuò)了(le)。

    The phone is out of battery, so it's showing wrong.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)刻(kè)录(lù)软(ruǎn)件(jiàn)显(xiǎn)示(shì)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)错(cuò)误(wù)信(xìn)息(xī)。

My data-burning software is showing an error message.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hsuan07 · English by wma · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

存(cún)活(huó)分(fēn)析(xī)显(xiǎn)示(shì)，机(jī)率(lǜ)显(xiǎn)著(zhù)减(jiǎn)少(shǎo)。

Survival analysis showed a significant reduction.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by JFMorais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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显
xiǎn

to make visible; to reveal

示
shì

to show; to reveal

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