表 (錶) biǎo
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biǎo
noun
clock; a wrist watch
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
Notes: Traditional: 錶 (Unihan '錶'; XHZD '表' 5, p. 47) -
biǎo
noun
a coat; outer clothing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 外衣 (Guoyu '表' n 1; Kroll 2015 '表' 1, p. 23) -
biǎo
noun
a mark; a border
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 标识 (Guoyu '表' n 2; Kroll 2015 '表' 2a, p. 23) -
biǎo
noun
appearance; exterior; bearing
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; for example in the 千字文 ”Thousand Character Classic”, 表正 'upright bearing' (Guoyu '表' n 3; Kroll 2015 '表' 2, p. 23; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 725; XHZD '表' 1, p. 46) -
biǎo
verb
to show; to express; to manifest; to display
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Kroll 2015 '表' 3, p. 23; Unihan '表'; XHZD '表' 2, p. 46) -
biǎo
noun
a memorial; a memorial to the throne
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; a memorial was a document that a court official would give his thoughts in a particular issue and presented it to the emperor, who would read it to the court (Guoyu '表' n 5; Kroll 2015 '表' 3a, p. 23; Idema and Haft 1997, p. 106; XHZD '表' 9, p. 47). -
biǎo
noun
an example; a model
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 模范 (Guoyu '表' n 4; Kroll 2015 '表' 4, p. 23; XHZD '表' 7, p. 47) -
biǎo
noun
a stele
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 石碑 (Guoyu '表' n 6) -
biǎo
noun
a grave inscription
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 墓表 (Guoyu '表' n 7) -
biǎo
noun
a record; a table; a report; a form
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 表; for example, 报表 'report' (Guoyu '表' n 8; Kroll 2015 '表' 6, p. 23; XHZD '表' 4, p. 47) -
biǎo
noun
an alias; an alternative name
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Guoyu '表' n 9) -
biǎo
noun
a meter; an instrument; a gauge
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 表; for measuring quantities, for example, 电表 'electricity meter' (Guoyu '表' n 10; Kroll 2015 '表' 5a, p. 23; XHZD '表' 6, p. 47) -
biǎo
prefix
a maternal cousin
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 表亲 (Guoyu '表' n 11; Kroll 2015 '表' 7, p. 23; XHZD '表' 8, p. 47) -
biǎo
noun
a prostitute
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; as a variant of 婊 (Guoyu '表' n 12) -
biǎo
proper noun
Biao
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Guoyu '表' n 13) -
biǎo
verb
to put on a coat
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; as in 加上外衣 (Guoyu '表' v 1) -
biǎo
verb
to praise
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; as in 表扬 (Guoyu '表' v 2) -
biǎo
verb
to tell; to declare
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; as in 宣布 (Guoyu '表' v 3) -
biǎo
verb
to present a memorial
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 上奏章 (Guoyu '表' v 4) -
biǎo
verb
to recommend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 推荐 (Guoyu '表' v 5) -
biǎo
verb
to investigate; to review
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; in the sense of 鑒察 (Guoyu '表' v 6) -
biǎo
verb
to mount [a frame]; to display [a picture]
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表; as a varint of 裱 (Guoyu '表' v 7) -
biǎo
verb
to give medicine for driving out cold
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (XHZD '表' 3, p. 47) -
biǎo
verb
to adorn
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Kroll 2015 '表' 1a, p. 23) -
biǎo
verb
to mark; to indicate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Kroll 2015 '表' 4, p. 23) -
biǎo
noun
part of a sundial that casts a shadown; gnomon
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 表 (Kroll 2015 '表' 5, p. 23)
Contained in
- 现代汉语常用字表(現代漢語常用字表) Commonly Used Characters in Modern Chinese
- 表观遗传学(表觀遺傳學) epigenetics
- 元素周期表(元素週期表) periodic table of the elements
- 怀表(懷錶) pocket watch; fob watch
- 乘法表 multiplication table
- 发表演讲(發表演講) to give a speech
- 时装表演(時裝表演) fashion show
- 墓表 a grave inscription
- 表面文章 superficial show; going through the motions
- 水温表(水溫表) engine temperature gauge; coolant temperature gauge
- 镭射印表机(鐳射印表機) laser printer
- 转速表(轉速錶) tachometer; RPM gauge
- 江表 south of the Yangtze River
- 表层(表層) surface layer
- 表明心迹(表明心跡) to express one's true sentiment
- 表达式(表達式) expression
- 里程表 odometer
- 航海年表 nautical ephemeris
- 章表 a memorial; a memorial to the throne
- 虚有其表(虛有其表) impressive appearance but void of substance
- 聊表寸心 to be a small token of one's feelings
- 仪表盘(儀表盤) dashboard; indicator panel
- 表妹 younger female cousin via female line
- 周期表(週期表) periodic table
- 表带(錶帶) watchband; watch strap
- 履历表(履歷表) curriculum vitae (CV)/resume
- 电表(電表) an electricity meter
- 百官公卿表 table of government officials and ranks of nobility
- 表里如一(表裡如一) external appearance and inner thoughts coincide; to say what one means; to think and act as one
- 表面上 superficial
- 表露无遗(表露無遺) to show in full light; to be revealed in its entirety
- 欧米茄表公司(歐米茄錶公司) Omega SA, Swiss luxury watchmaker
- 表示层(表示層) presentation layer
- 停表 stopwatch; to stop the clock
- 谱表(譜表) musical stave
- 撞击式印表机(撞擊式印表機) impact printer
- 表面活化剂(表面活化劑) surfactant
- 表述 to formulate; enunciation; to explain precisely ; to describe
- 手表(手錶) wrist watch
- 报表(報表) a report; a report table
- 代表 representative ; a delegate ; to represent
- 脸部表情(臉部表情) facial expression
- 表现(表現) to display; to manifest; to show
- 表尺 rear sight (of a gun)
- 表决权(表決權) right to vote; vote
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中国共产党第十六次全国代表大会 、 首席代表 、 正则表达式 、 出师表 、 档案配置表 、 全国人民代表大会
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- 卷二十 泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 3
- 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 2
- 卷十五 兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning Huainanzi 淮南子 — count: 2
- 卷五十二 列傳第二: 后妃下 Volume 52 Biographies 2: Empresses and Consorts 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 1
- 卷七 補帝紀第七 武成帝 Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Wucheng Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1
- 卷三十三 列傳第三 王祥 鄭沖 何曾 石苞 Volume 33 Biographies 3: Wang Xiang; Zheng Chong; He Zeng; Shi Bao Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 1
- 卷六十七 志第四十三 輿服三 Volume 67 Treatises 43: Carriages and Clothing 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
- 卷三十六 列傳第三十 孔休源 江革 Volume 36: Kong Xiuyuan; Jiang Ge Book of Liang 梁書 — count: 1
- 卷二十 列傳第十 謝弘微 Volume 20 Biographies 10: Xie Hongwei History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 1
- 卷75 列傳第40 儒林 Volume 75 Biographies 40: Confucian Scholars Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 1
Collocations
- 仪表 (儀錶) 行為儀錶於天下 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 8
- 前表 (前錶) 操一表卻去前表十步 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三 天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 5
- 三表 (三錶) 為三表 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 5
- 一表 (一錶) 又五十步為一表 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 5
- 表商 (錶商) 表商容之閭 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 4
- 防表 (防錶) 行有防表 — Xunzi 荀子, 儒效篇第八 Chapter 8: The Achievements of the Confucians — count: 4
- 及表 (及錶) 及表乃止 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War — count: 4
- 树表 (樹錶) 居高便所樹表 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 4
- 表参 (錶參) 從韵北表參望日始出及旦 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷三 天文訓 Chapter 3: Celestial Phenomena — count: 4
- 表仪 (錶儀) 引之表儀 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 4