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表现biǎo xiànperformance (at work etc)

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表现 (biǎo xiàn) means "performance (at work etc)" and "to show." It appears in 他今天的表现很好。 (He performed really well today.) and 她心里很着急,但是没有表现出来。 (She was very anxious inside, but she didn't show it.) It combines 表 (to show) and 现 (to appear).

What does 表现 mean?

  1. 1.

    performance (at work etc)noun

  2. 2.

    to showverb

What do the characters in 表现 mean?

  • 表to show
  • 现to appear

How do you use 表现?

See it in 他今天的表现很好 and 她心里很着急,但是没有表现出来

What are some examples of 表现 in a sentence?

  1. 他今天的表现很好。

    Tā jīntiān de biǎoxiàn hěn hǎo.

    He performed really well today.

  2. 她心里很着急,但是没有表现出来。

    Tā xīnli hěn zháojí, dànshì méiyǒu biǎoxiàn chūlái.

    She was very anxious inside, but she didn't show it.

How is 表现 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    老师说你这次考试表现不错。

    Lǎoshī shuō nǐ zhè cì kǎoshì biǎoxiàn búcuò.

    The teacher said you did well on this exam.

  2. Speaker B:

    真的吗?我还以为考得不好。

    Zhēn de ma? Wǒ hái yǐwéi kǎo de bù hǎo.

    Really? I thought I'd done badly.

  3. Speaker A:

    你别太担心了。

    Nǐ bié tài dānxīn le.

    Don't worry so much.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,谢谢你告诉我。

    Hǎo, xièxie nǐ gàosu wǒ.

    OK, thanks for telling me.

Can you use 表现 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他今天的___很好。 (He performed really well today.)
  2. 2.What does 她心里很着急,但是没有表现出来。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 老师说你这次考试___不错。 (The teacher said you did well on this exam.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.