HSK 5 · Verbs

体现 tǐxiàn “to embody” in Chinese

Traditional 體現

What 体现 means

  1. to embody
  2. to reflect
  3. to incarnate

How to say 体现

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale体tǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale现xiàn4th tone, falling

体现 in a sentence

  1. 这件小事体现了他的责任心。

    Zhè jiàn xiǎoshì tǐxiàn le tā de zérènxīn.

    This small thing shows his sense of responsibility.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这些画体现了当地的文化。

    Zhèxiē huà tǐxiàn le dāngdì de wénhuà.

    These paintings reflect the local culture.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 体现 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 体 (tǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
体tǐbody
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 本root · běn

Memory aidA person 亻 and a root 本: the body.

The character 现 (xiàn) with each of its parts in a different colour
现xiànto appear
  • 王king · wáng
  • 见to see · jiàn

Memory aid王 here is jade 玉, and 见 gives the sound (it was once also read xiàn, “to appear”). Picture jade catching the eye: to appear, now.

How to write 体现

体 7 strokes · 现 8 strokes

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

Words related to 体现

Words with 体

身体shēntǐ · body体育tǐyù · physical training体育馆tǐyùguǎn · gymnasium体会tǐhuì · to know from experience体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself具体jùtǐ · specific集体jítǐ · collective (decision)媒体méitǐ · media整体zhěngtǐ · whole

Words with 现

现在xiànzài · now发现fāxiàn · discover出现chūxiàn · to appear现金xiànjīn · cash现代xiàndài · modern times表现biǎoxiàn · to show实现shíxiàn · to achieve现实xiànshí · reality现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon现场xiànchǎng · scene

More words: Common Verbs

逃táo · to escape逃避táobì · to escape提倡tíchàng · to promote体贴tǐtiē · considerate (of other people’s needs)体验tǐyàn · to experience for oneself挑战tiǎozhàn · to challenge统一tǒngyī · to unify吐tǔ · to spit (out)

FAQs

体现 (tǐxiàn) means “to embody” or “to reflect”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it tǐxiàn: tǐ with a 3rd tone, then xiàn 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, 体现 is written 體現. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type tixian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 体现 from the suggestions. Typing tixian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
体现 is an HSK 5 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.