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表露 (biǎo lù) — to show, to reveal (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.)

Definition

verb
to showto reveal (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.)

Examples

  • 表露。
    Tā cóng bù biǎo lù zì jǐ de zhēn shí xiǎng fǎ.
    He never reveals his true thoughts.
  • 表露。
    Tā de liǎn shàng biǎo lù chū yì sī bù ān.
    A trace of unease showed on her face.
  • ，表露。
    Zài huì yì shàng, tā biǎo lù le duì zhè ge jì huà de zhī chí.
    At the meeting, he expressed his support for this plan.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

表biǎoshow
露lùreveal

表 means show and 露 means reveal; the two actions combine to make feelings visible.

Characters in this word

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
雨雨yǔ
Sound part声符shēngfú
路
路lù露lù
Same sound today

露 pairs 雨, a rain-related meaning part, with 路, a sound part.

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Appears in
Communication & Speech

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