表示biǎo shì(of sb) to express; to state; to show

1. 1.

   (of sb) to express; to state; to showverb

2. 2.

   (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to showverb

3. 3.

   expression; manifestationnoun

• 表to show (one's opinion)
• 示to show

表示 is a bit formal; it often takes an object such as 感谢, 同意, or 欢迎, and a thing as subject means "to indicate."

1. HSK 4

   我想表示感谢。

   Wǒ xiǎng biǎoshì gǎnxiè.

   I want to express my thanks.

2. HSK 4

   老师表示同意。

   Lǎoshī biǎoshì tóngyì.

   The teacher expresses agreement.

3. HSK 5

   红灯表示不能走。

   Hóngdēng biǎoshì bù néng zǒu.

   A red light means you can't go.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   经理同意我们的计划了吗？

   Jīnglǐ tóngyì wǒmen de jìhuà le ma?

   Has the manager agreed to our plan?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   他没说话，可是点了点头。

   Tā méi shuōhuà, kěshì diǎn le diǎn tóu.

   He didn't say anything, but he nodded.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   点头一般表示同意吧？

   Diǎntóu yìbān biǎoshì tóngyì ba?

   Nodding usually means yes, right?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   对，我们明天就可以开始。

   Duì, wǒmen míngtiān jiù kěyǐ kāishǐ.

   Right, we can start tomorrow.

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