HSK 6 · Verbs

表态 biǎotài “to state one’s position” in Chinese

Traditional 表態

What 表态 means

  1. to state one’s position
  2. to declare one’s position
  3. to say where one stands

How to say 表态

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale表biǎo3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale态tài4th tone, falling

表态 in a sentence

  1. 这件事经理还没表态。

    Zhè jiàn shì jīnglǐ hái méi biǎotài.

    The manager hasn’t said where he stands on this yet.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 大家都表态支持这个计划。

    Dàjiā dōu biǎotài zhīchí zhè ge jìhuà.

    Everyone said they supported the plan.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 表态 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 表 (biǎo) with each of its parts in a different colour
表biǎoexterior surface
  • 毛fur · máo
  • 衣clothes · yī

Memory aidFur 毛 on the outside of clothes 衣: the outside, to show.

The character 态 (tài) with each of its parts in a different colour
态tàiappearance
  • 太very · tàiSound part
  • 心heart · xīnMeaning part

心 hints at the meaning (heart); 太 (tài) hints at the sound. Compare it with tài.

How to write 表态

表 8 strokes · 态 8 strokes

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表态 (biǎotài) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 表态 (biǎotài). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 表态

Words with 表

手表shǒubiǎo · watch表示biǎoshì · to express表扬biǎoyáng · to praise表演biǎoyǎn · to perform表格biǎogé · form表达biǎodá · to express表明biǎomíng · to make clear表现biǎoxiàn · to show代表dàibiǎo · representative表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression

Words with 态

态度tàidu · attitude状态zhuàngtài · condition神态shéntài · expression心态xīntài · mindset生态shēngtài · ecology动态dòngtài · trend事态shìtài · situation形态xíngtài · form姿态zītài · posture

More words: Thinking & Talking

鞭策biāncè · to spur on贬低biǎndī · to belittle辩解biànjiě · to justify辨认biànrèn · to identify不敢当bùgǎndāng · I don’t deserve such praise采纳cǎinà · to adopt参谋cānmóu · adviser参照cānzhào · to refer to

FAQs

表态 (biǎotài) means “to state one’s position” or “to declare one’s position”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it biǎotài: biǎo with a 3rd tone, then tài with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 表态 is written 表態. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type biaotai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 表态 from the suggestions. Typing biaotai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
表态 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.