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图表 (tú biǎo) — chart; diagram

Definition

图表 is a chart or graph that displays data visually (sales, statistics, results). It is a broader, more formal term than 表格 ('form/table'), which is a blank grid to fill in.

noun
chartdiagram
Measure word · 张

Examples

  • 图表。
    Zhè zhāng tú biǎo xiǎn shì le jīn nián de xiāo shòu shù jù.
    This chart shows this year's sales data.
  • 图表。
    Qǐng gēn jù zhè zhāng tú biǎo huí dá wèn tí.
    Please answer questions based on this chart.
  • 图表。
    Bào gào zhōng xū yào tiān jiā yì zhāng tú biǎo lái shuō míng jié guǒ.
    A chart needs to be added to the report to explain the results.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

图túdiagram
表biǎotable

Both 图 and 表 refer to visual ways of presenting information, so together they mean charts and diagrams.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 圖; 图 is its simplified writing.

  • 囗囗wéiwalled city
  • 啚啚bǐ

The traditional form 圖 pairs 囗, a walled city, with 啚, an early form meaning remote areas or territory. The simplified 图 is a later abbreviation.

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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.

Open 表 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6

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