表 (錶)
biǎo
Pinyin

Definition

表 (錶)
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biǎo
  1. wrist or pocket watch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (10)

手表
shǒu biǎo
  1. 1 wrist watch
  2. 2 classifier: 块 kuài
  3. 3 classifier: 只 zhī
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
表
biǎo
  1. 1 wrist or pocket watch
钟表
zhōng biǎo
  1. 1 clock
名表
míng biǎo
  1. 1 famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
对表
duì biǎo
  1. 1 to set or synchronize a watch

Sample Sentences

我们可以用这一句话“人怕出名猪怕肥”来形容公众人物。在中国，有一些公众人物喜欢开名车、戴名表，或是住豪宅。这样的行为，我们称作“炫富”。
wǒmen kěyǐ yòng zhè yī jù huà “rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi ”lái xíngróng gōngzhòng rénwù 。zài Zhōngguó ，yǒu yīxiē gōngzhòng rénwù xǐhuan kāi míng chē 、dài míngbiǎo ，huòshì zhù háozhái 。zhèyàng de xíngwéi ，wǒmen chēngzuò “xuànfù ”。
We can use this proverb ‘Men are afraid of being famous, just as pigs are afraid of getting fat.’ to describe celebrities. There are some celebrities in China who like to drive luxurious cars, wear fancy watches, or live in luxurious houses. These behaviors are called ‘flaunting one’s wealth’.
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