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表达

biǎodá

to express

A person sending a heart outward
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Characters in this word

表 biǎo

Strokes
8
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
毛 hair, fur, feathers 衣 cloth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

达 dá

Strokes
6
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 达

Example phrases

  • 我表达感谢。 Wǒ biǎodá gǎnxiè. I express my thanks.
  • 他表达清楚。 Tā biǎodá qīngchu. He expresses himself clearly.
  • 请表达想法。 Qǐng biǎodá xiǎngfǎ. Please express your idea.

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