表达vs. 表现vs. 表示vs. 显示

表达, to express 他表达了他的爱意。

to express something, used for expressions 表现, verb: to show, to perform. noun: behavior verb 他表现出 ... ChineseLanguageStackExchangeisaquestionandanswersiteforstudents,teachers,andlinguistswantingtodiscussthefinerpointsoftheChineselanguage.Itonlytakesaminutetosignup. Signuptojointhiscommunity Anybodycanaskaquestion Anybodycananswer Thebestanswersarevotedupandrisetothetop Home Public Questions Tags Users Unanswered Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Startcollaboratingandsharingorganizationalknowledge. CreateafreeTeam WhyTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. Learnmore 表达vs.表现vs.表示vs.显示 AskQuestion Asked 6years,3monthsago Modified 3years,3monthsago Viewed 8ktimes 8 5 Thesefourwordsallexpress(getit,becausetheyallmeanexpresshahaha)similarmeanings:toexpress/show/display/manifest/demonstrate/convey/indicateetc.I'msuretherearesubtledifferencesbetweentheseformwordsintermsofformality,usage,andsemantics,butI'mnotsurewhattheyare.Perhapssomeplacemoreemphasison"expressing"(ideas,forexample)whileothersplacemoreemphasison"showing/displaying"(displayingone'swealth,forexample)? Iwouldgreatlyappreciateyoucouldexpressyouropinionsandknowledge(Iamsosorry)onthisissue,assumingyoudidn'talreadyuninstallyourbrowserafterreadingthis. meaningusagesynonyms Share Improvethisquestion Follow askedMar22,2016at23:44 AndrewGuoAndrewGuo 39755silverbadges1111bronzebadges 4 cf.＂汉语水平考试词典＂表［义２］把思想感情显示出来，让别人了解（show；express）：～白｜～决｜我只是～～心意｜不必马上～态，可以再考虑一下。

表示（动／名）［联合］［义２］（动）用言语行为显示出某种思想、感情、态度等（show;express;indicate):我向大家～了一定要学好汉语的决心。

（名）显示出思想、感情、态度的言语、动作或神情（expression;indication):老师心里很欣赏他，但脸上没有什么～。

表达（动）［联合］［义２］表示（思想、感情）（express；show；convey）：她的意思～得十分清楚｜他用这幅画来～对你们真诚的谢意。

表现（动／名）［联合］［表，义２］显示出来（show;display;manifest):奥运会上运动员～得很出色｜这件事～出群众的道德水平已有很大提高。

（名）在生活、学习、工作中显示出来的行为、作风（behavior;conduct;expression):他在抗洪斗争中的～很出色｜根据他的～予以奖励。

显（动）［义２］露出；表现出（才能等）（show）：大～身手｜八仙过海，个～神通｜大学毕业后找了对口的工作，可以～～身手了｜你要谦虚点儿，别老是～着你有本事。

显示（动）［联合］［义２］明明白白的表现出或表示出（show）：学了三年武术，很想～～功夫｜画家在这张得奖作品中充分地～了他的才华。

– user6065 Mar23,2016at6:56 Iwouldadd给（人)看看,whichalsomeanstoshowsomethingtosomeoneanddoesn'tevenuseaspecificverbforthat. – EnricoBrasil Mar24,2016at11:45 给某人看某事：shows.th.tos.o.；某事显示、表现某事：s.th.showss.th. – user6065 Mar24,2016at21:56 seeweb（１）有谁知道,表达,表示,表现有什么不同（２）表白，表示，和表达有什么差别？（３）（italki）表示和显示有什么区别？ – user6065 Mar25,2016at7:19 Addacomment  |  5Answers 5 Sortedby: Resettodefault Highestscore(default) Datemodified(newestfirst) Datecreated(oldestfirst) 3 表达,toexpress 他表达了他的爱意。

toexpresssomething,usedforexpressions 表现,verb:toshow,toperform.noun:behavior verb他表现出了他的才华。

hehasshownhistalents. noun他的表现不是很好。

hisbehaviorisnotverygood. 表示means... 这表示他喜欢你。

thismeansthathelikesyou. 显示todisplayorshow. 手机能显示图片。

phonescandisplay/showpictures. hopethishelps. Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredMay3,2016at11:28 DragonDragon 14133bronzebadges 1 Thisdoes--beforeIneverknewyouused表示insomethinglike这表示他喜欢你.Mybiggestconfusionwasbetween表达and表示butthisclearsthingsupabit.@wolfrevoexplainedthat达implies"clear"so表达isassociatewithexpressingorconveyingsomething(makingsomethingclear).Meanwhile,示meansshow/revealso表示wouldmeanmorelike"indicate"(he"indicated"thathelikesyou). – AndrewGuo Jul13,2016at19:22 Addacomment  |  2 formyunderstandingbelowarehowthesewordsareused: 表达toexpressyourfeelingsoremotions 表现toshowcaselikeyourwealth,yourtalentoryourbelongings 表示toexpressyourthanksbypresentsorgifts 显示todisplay,likethenumberormessagedisplayedonthemonitor Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredMar24,2016at19:17 kellikelli 2111bronzebadge 3 表示isusedinC-Cdictionariesandgrammarsforwhatcertainwordsorgrammaticalconstructions"express" – user6065 Mar24,2016at21:22 表示usedregularlyinnewsreportsforofficialsstatings.th.orvoicingopinions – user6065 Mar27,2016at14:02 表达ismoresubjectiveand表示ismoreobjective. – ZangMingJie Apr28,2016at11:49 Addacomment  |  1 IcanonlyguessthedifferenceinconnotationbetweensomeofwordsbasedontheHanZiinvolved. 表-isadepictionofasurface,afacepartofsomeobject.Sothemeaningisclosetotoshowasurface=todemonstrate 表达-todemonstrate+toreach=toexpressanideaANDthusreachingmindsoflisteners. 表现-todemonstrate+tobecomevisible=toshowsootherswillsee.Soit'smeaningisbasiclytoshow. 表示-todemonstrate+analtartogods=???Maybetoexpressassomethingcomingfrom"inneryou"?Idon'tknow,lookslikeit's99%hasthesamemeaningas表现.Weneedtowaitforanativespeakerhere. P.S.I'mnotanativespeaker.Mylevelofchineseislow.Sodon'ttrustmeonmywords:)toomuch. P.S.S.Readthisarticle:"Howtoexpress"experss"?" Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedMar23,2016at16:13 answeredMar23,2016at16:02 coobitcoobit 2,09588silverbadges1515bronzebadges 3 seedictionarye。

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comment#1,表示,表达：expressbywordoraction，表现，显示：show;display;manifest（byaction,behavior) – user6065 Mar23,2016at16:13 Itseemslike表示meanssomethingalongthelinesof"indicating".Forexample,这表示他喜欢你means"thismeanshelikesyou".Inthiscase,表示sortofmeans"indicate".Youwouldnotuse表达inasituationlikethat. – AndrewGuo Jul13,2016at19:27 Goodcomment.示canindeedadd"indicating"i.e."revealing"readingto表示butallthiswithoutstressing"seeing"since表现alreadystresses"eyes". – coobit Jul13,2016at19:33 Addacomment  |  1 ThebestwaytogettheideasaboutChinesewordsistoanalyzetheindividualcharacters'smeaning.So,letusbegin. 表达vs.表现vs.表示vs.显示 Asthefirst3wordshavecommoncharacter表,wecanonlyfocusonthedifferentone. 达 Theoriginalmeaningis'aclearroad',thenitbecameaadjective,verb,preposition.Nomatterwhatit'smeaningsgrow,itstillwandersaround'clear'and'road'. e.g. 到达(reach):达reference'road'. 豁达(generous;open-minded):达reference'clear,open'. 表达 达referenceclear,youspeakorwritetomakeothersknowyourideas. Ididnotrealizethisanswerwouldgetlong. AFK Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedJun17,2020at9:50 CommunityBot 1 answeredApr28,2016at9:24 sfysfy 5,9021010silverbadges1818bronzebadges 1 Thatwasanexcellentandextremelyinsightfulexplanation!Thankyou!Sorryforthelatelateresponse.IAFK'd. – AndrewGuo Jul13,2016at19:15 Addacomment  |  1 Here'swhatIcangatherfromlookingatexamplesentencesfromPlecoandIchacha.I'llonlybeconsideringtheuseofthesewordsasverbs,notasnouns.Seetheheadingsforatl;dr. 表达:toconvey 表达:toconveyorvoice(afeelingorone'sthoughts),suchaswishes,aspirations,orexcitement.Thisisgenerallyfollowedbyanobject,notaclause.Comparedto表示,there'smoreofafocusofgettingyourmessageacross. 表示:toshowa"social"feeling,toindicate 表示:toshow(afeeling),suchasfriendliness,affection,concern,remorse,oragreement.Theemphasishereseemstobemoreontheoutwardexpression,andseemstobemoreaboutfeelingsthatarejustsociallyexpected. Thiscanalsomean"toindicate": 发烧表示有病。

Ahighfeverindicatessickness. Itcanalsomeanshowingnon-feelings: 图中表示出顶部的斜度。

Theslopesoftheroofsareshowninthefigure. Unlike表达and表现,whichapparentlycanonlybefollowedbyanobject,表示canbefollowedbyaclause: 她未表示打算做何回应。

Shehasnotindicatedhowsheproposestoreact. 表现:todemonstrateaquality,topresentoneself 表现(出):todemonstrateordisplay(aquality),suchasinterest,asensibleattitude,theenthusiasmofyouth,oramistakenbelief.表现canmean"topresentoneself+adv.","toperform+adv.",or"tobehaveoneself(well/poorly)",andsoit'softenfollowedwitha得.Someexamplesentences: 他在公司里表现得卑鄙专横。

Attheofficehewasmeanandoverbearing. 难度表现在许多方面。

Difficultiesariseinanumberofways. 她想表现人生的“亲切感”。

Shehopedtoconveythe"immediacy"ofexistence. 显示:todemonstrateaquality,todisplay 显示(出):todemonstrateordisplay(aquality),suchasstrength,intelligence,beauty,afinitelifespan,manybacteria,orone'sheritage. Itcanalsomeandisplayingsomethingmoreliteral,suchasaspeedometershowing95mph: 速度计显示95英里每小时。

Thespeedometershowedaspeedof95mph. Notethat显示canbefollowedbyaclause: 他脸上显示出他对演讲感到满意。

Hisfacetoldthathewassatisfiedwiththespeech. 调查显示75%的人赞成新法规。

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