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体现 (tǐ xiàn) — to embody; to reflect (a quality, principle, or ideal)

Definition

体现 means something concrete shows or carries an abstract quality (spirit, value, talent). 反映 is broader — it covers reporting to a superior and physical reflection; 体现 is specifically about embodying an idea in a thing.

verb
to embodyto reflect (a quality, principle, or ideal)

Examples

  • 体现。
    Tā de zuò pǐn tǐ xiàn le tā de cái huá.
    His work reflects his talent.
  • 体现。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī tǐ xiàn le chuàng xīn de jīng shén.
    This company embodies the spirit of innovation.
  • 体现。
    Zhè xiē zuò fǎ tǐ xiàn le duì gù kè de zūn zhòng.
    These practices reflect the respect for customers.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
主谓zhǔwèiSubject + predicate

A small sentence frozen into a word: something, and what it does or is.

体tǐbody/form
现xiànappears

体 (body/form) and 现 (appears) suggest a quality becoming visible in concrete reality.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 體; 体 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
骨骨gǔbone
Sound part声符shēngfú
豊
豊lǐ體tǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 體 pairs 骨 (bone) with 豊 as a sound part; this note is about 體, not about the parts of 体.

Open 体 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 現; 现 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
玉玉yùjade
Sound part声符shēngfú
見
見jiàn現
Same sound today

The traditional form 現 pairs 玉 (jade) with 見 as a sound part; the simplified 现 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 现 →
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