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表情

biǎo qíng · biao qing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. (facial) expression
  2. to express one's feelings
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  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)这(zhè)张(zhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)表情(biǎoqíng)太(tài)好笑(hǎoxiào)了(le)！

    Look at this photo, your expression is so funny!

  2. Liangliang

    哪有(nǎyǒu)！我(wǒ)当时(dāngshí)很(hěn)严肃(yánsù)。

    No way! I was very serious then.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)严肃(yánsù)的(de)表情(biǎoqíng)就(jiù)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)吗(ma)？

    Is this what your serious expression looks like?

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)想(xiǎng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)吃(chī)什么(shénme)。

    I was thinking about what to eat for dinner.

  5. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)晚饭(wǎnfàn)的时候(deshíhou)，表情(biǎoqíng)是(shì)这样(zhèyàng)的(de)！

    So this is how you look when you think about dinner!

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go eat right now.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)真(zhēn)该(gāi)看(kàn)看(kan)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)的(de)表(biǎo)情(qíng)。

You should have seen the look on Mary's face.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)消(xiāo)息(xi)，他(tā)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)的(de)表(biǎo)情(qíng)立(lì)刻(kè)变(biàn)了(le)。

Upon hearing the news, the expression on his face changed immediately.

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表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

情
qíng

(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition

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