制表 (zhì biǎo) — to tabulate; to compile a table or chart

Definition

To arrange data into a table or chart (often on a computer). The verb 表 alone means 'watch' or 'list'; 制表 specifically means the act of compiling one.

verb
to tabulateto compile a table or chart

Examples

  • 。
    Tā zhì le yí gè xiáng xì de biǎo.
    He made a detailed table.
  • Excel制表。
    Wǒ měi tiān dōu xū yào yòng Excel zhì biǎo.
    I need to use Excel to tabulate every day.
  • 制表。
    Wǒ men hái méi shí jiān zhì biǎo.
    We haven't had time to tabulate yet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

制zhìmake
表biǎotable/chart

制 (make) a 表 (table/chart) gives the sense of tabulating.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 表 pairs 衣 (garment) with 毛 (hair or feather), originally an outer garment.

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