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表明

biǎo míng · biao ming

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to make clear
  2. to make known
  3. to state clearly
  4. to indicate
  5. known
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The weather report

  1. Liangliang

    天气预报(tiānqìyùbào)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What does the weather report say?

  2. Dengdeng

    天气预报(tiānqìyùbào)表明(biǎomíng)，明天(míngtiān)下午(xiàwǔ)有(yǒu)大风(dàfēng)。

    The weather report says there will be strong wind tomorrow afternoon.

  3. Liangliang

    上星期(shàngxīngqī)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)，可是(kěshì)没有(méiyǒu)风(fēng)。

    It said that last week too, but there was no wind.

  4. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)连(lián)树(shù)也(yě)表明(biǎomíng)要(yào)刮风(guāfēng)了(le)，你看(nǐkàn)！

    This time even the trees show wind is coming. Look!

  5. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)在(zài)楼顶(lóudǐng)上(shàng)！

    Oh no, my laundry is on the roof!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)迹(jì)象(xiàng)表(biǎo)明(míng)她(tā)好(hǎo)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

All the signs are that she is getting better.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)表(biǎo)明(míng)它(tā)们(men)注(zhù)意(yì)听(tīng)了(le)顾(gù)客(kè)的(de)需(xū)要(yào)。

This shows they have listened to the needs of their clients.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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表
biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females

明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

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