Chinese word

标

Pronunciation

Pinyinbiāo

Meaning

  • verbmark

Example

请把错误标出来。qǐng bǎ cuò wù biāo chū lái

Please mark the errors.

Illustration for 标 (mark)

More examples

合同上要把关键条款标明清楚。hé tóng shàng yào bǎ guān jiàn tiáo kuǎn biāo míng qīng chǔ

The key terms must be clearly stated in the contract.

Core concept

A visible cue singles something out so it can be recognized among other things.

Common phrases

  • 标明biāo míng

    clearly state

  • 标示biāo shì

    indicate

  • 标注biāo zhù

    annotate

Similar words

标记biāo jì: To label something with a mark or symbol for easy recognition afterward.
标明biāo míng: To make a meaning, detail, or number clear through written words or symbols.

Definition in Chinese

用符号或记号把某物区分或标示出来，使其在一组事物中容易被识别yòng fú hào huò jì hào bǎ mǒu wù qū fēn huò biāo shì chū lái shǐ qí zài yì zǔ shì wù zhōng róng yì bèi shí bié

Word origin

The character 标 (biāo, "mark") uses 木 (mù, "wood") for the image of a marker and 票 (piào, "ticket") as its phonetic component.

Usage tips

  • In everyday instructions, this verb often takes a result complement when a place, mistake, or other item is made clear to the viewer.

Other meanings

  • signnoun
  • symbolnoun

Opposites

  • 抹去mǒ qùeraseverb

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