biǎo​míng HSK3

indicate

表明 biǎo​míng
indicate verb
to show, manifest, or serve as a sign of a particular fact or situation

Research shows that this method is very effective.

state verb
to express or make one's thoughts, position, or intentions clear and known

He has already stated his position.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
31.3 per million appears in 13% of films
Written text
113.7 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 3

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT