18 sentences for 表示 (biǎo​shì — indicate)

1. 这表示他吃醋了吗？

   zhè biǎo​shì tā chī​cù le ma?

   Does that mean he was jealous?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

2. 这里的红圈表示禁止通行。

   zhè​lǐ de hóng quān biǎo​shì jìn​zhǐ tōng​xíng.

   The red circle here signifies 'no entry'.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

3. 动词的“体”表示动作的状态。

   dòng​cí de“ tǐ” biǎo​shì dòng​zuò de zhuàng​tài.

   The 'aspect' of a verb indicates the status of an action.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

4. 这表示宣战了。

   zhè biǎo​shì xuān​zhàn le.

   This means war.

   Source: OpenSubtitles

5. 原子的直径通常用埃来表示。

   yuán​zǐ de zhí​jìng tōng​cháng yòng āi lái biǎo​shì.

   Atomic diameters are usually expressed in angstroms.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

6. 祈使语气用于表示命令或请求。

   qí​shǐ yǔ​qì yòng yú biǎo​shì mìng​lìng huò qǐng​qiú.

   The imperative mood is used to express commands or requests.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

7. 这表示他不能报导校园枪击案吗？

   zhè biǎo​shì tā bù néng bào​dǎo xiào​yuán qiāng​jī'àn ma?

   Does that mean he can't report on school shootings?

   Source: OpenSubtitles

8. 孟、仲、季常用来表示兄弟排行的次序。

   mèng, zhòng, jì cháng yòng​lái biǎo​shì xiōng​dì pái​háng de cì​xù.

   Meng, Zhong, and Ji are often used to indicate the order of seniority among brothers.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

9. “炒”字左边是火字旁，表示烹饪需要用火。

   “ chǎo” zì zuǒ​bian shì huǒ zì páng, biǎo​shì pēng​rèn xū​yào yòng huǒ.

   The character '炒' has the fire radical on its left side, indicating that cooking requires fire.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

10. ‘看’这个字在表示‘看见’的意思时要读去声。

    ‘kàn’ zhè gè zì zài biǎo​shì‘kàn​jiàn’ de yì​si shí yào dú qù shēng.

    The word '看' (kàn) is pronounced in the falling tone when it means 'to see'.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

11. “下作”里的“作”读去声，表示下流、卑鄙的意思。

    “ xià​zuo” lǐ de“ zuò” dú qù shēng, biǎo​shì xià​liú, bēi​bǐ de yì​si.

    The character 'zuo' in 'xiazuo' is pronounced in the falling tone, meaning low, mean, or contemptible.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

12. 裁判挥动手中的绿旗，表示比赛正式开始。

    cái​pàn huī​dòng shǒu zhōng de lǜ qí, biǎo​shì bǐ​sài zhèng​shì kāi​shǐ.

    The referee waved the green flag, signaling the official start of the race.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

13. 在极坐标系中，极点通常用字母O来表示。

    zài jí​zuò​biāo​xì zhōng, jí​diǎn tōng​cháng yòng zì​mǔO lái biǎo​shì.

    In a polar coordinate system, the pole is usually represented by the letter O.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

14. 在直角坐标系中，原点的坐标通常表示为(0,0)。

    zài zhí​jiǎo zuò​biāo​xì zhōng, yuán​diǎn de zuò​biāo tōng​cháng biǎo​shì wéi(0,0).

    In a Cartesian coordinate system, the coordinates of the origin are usually represented as (0,0).

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

15. 莉字的下半部分是一个利，表示这个字的读音。

    lì zì de xià bàn bù​fen shì yī gè Lì, biǎo​shì zhè​ge zì de dú​yīn.

    The lower part of the character '莉' is '利', which indicates its pronunciation.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

16. 在数学公式中，我们常用希腊字母套来表示常数。

    zài shù​xué gōng​shì zhōng, wǒ​men cháng​yòng Xī​là zì​mǔ tào lái biǎo​shì cháng​shù.

    In mathematical formulas, we often use the Greek letter tau to represent constants.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

17. 老师解释说，那字在古文中常与何连用，表示如何。

    lǎo​shī jiě​shì shuō, nuó zì zài gǔ​wén zhōng cháng yǔ hé lián​yòng, biǎo​shì rú​hé.

    The teacher explained that in classical Chinese, the character 'na' is often used in conjunction with 'he' to mean 'how'.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

18. 古书中的这个那字表示数量很多，具有吉祥的寓意。

    gǔ​shū zhōng de zhè​gè nuó zì biǎo​shì shù​liàng hěn​duō, jù​yǒu jí​xiáng de yù​yì.

    In ancient books, this character 'na' signifies a large quantity and carries an auspicious meaning.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary