表态
biǎotài
to declare one's position; to make one's stance known
Characters in this word
态 tài
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 面对舆论质疑，监管部门迟迟没有表态，反而加剧了市场恐慌。 Miànduì yúlùn zhìyí, jiānguǎn bùmén chíchí méiyǒu biǎotài, fǎn'ér jiājù le shìchǎng kǒnghuāng. Facing public doubts, the regulator's delay in stating its position instead intensified market panic.
- 大家都在等你表态，你到底同不同意？ Dàjiā dōu zài děng nǐ biǎotài, nǐ dàodǐ tóng bù tóngyì? Everyone is waiting for you to take a stand: do you agree or not?
- 领导还没表态，我们先别急着行动。 Lǐngdǎo hái méi biǎotài, wǒmen xiān bié jízhe xíngdòng. The boss hasn't stated a position yet, so let's not rush into action.
Related words
- 表 biǎo watch
- 表示 biǎoshì to express; to show
- 手表 shǒubiǎo wristwatch
- 表达 biǎodá to express
- 表格 biǎogé form; table
- 表面 biǎomiàn surface
- 表明 biǎomíng to show; to make clear
- 表现 biǎoxiàn to perform; to show how one does
- 表演 biǎoyǎn to perform; performance
- 代表 dàibiǎo representative; to represent
- 代表团 dàibiǎotuán delegation
- 发表 fābiǎo to publish; to express publicly