Common Meanings
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biǎo表
Outside; surface; appearance; external aspect.
这款手机的表面非常光滑。
The surface of this phone is very smooth.
To show, express, manifest, or indicate.
我喜欢通过绘画来表达我的情感。
I like to express my emotions through painting.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, to use medication or other methods (like inducing sweating) to expel external pathogens, such as wind-cold, from the body.
他感冒了，医生让他多喝水，适当地表表汗，把风寒发出来
He caught a cold, and the doctor told him to drink more water and induce some sweating to expel the wind-cold.
A form, table, or document used for categorizing and itemizing information or records.
请您填写这份调查表，以便我们了解您的需求。
Please fill out this survey form so that we can understand your needs.
A device for measuring time, typically smaller than a clock, that can be carried, such as a watch or pocket watch.
我买了一块新表。
I bought a new watch.
A meter or gauge for measuring a certain quantity, such as an electricity meter or water meter.
我们家的电表坏了，需要找人来修。
Our electricity meter is broken and needs someone to fix it.
A model or example; a person or thing to be emulated.
他总是以身作则，是我们的好表率。
He always leads by example and is a good role model for us.
A cousin (children of father's sisters or mother's siblings).
我们是表兄弟，从小一起长大。
We are cousins, having grown up together since childhood.
A measuring scale or indicator, especially for surveying or alignment, like a sight on an instrument.
他仔细地调整了测距仪的表尺
He carefully adjusted the rangefinder's sight.
In feudal times, a memorial to the throne, a written communication from a subject to the emperor.
诸葛亮《出师表》中的忠诚，千百年来仍激励着后人。
The loyalty expressed in Zhuge Liang's 'Chu Shi Biao' continues to inspire future generations for thousands of years.
The treetop or forest canopy; the upper part of a tree or forest.
日落时分，群鸟飞向林表。
At sunset, flocks of birds fly towards the forest canopy.