HSK 5 · Verbs

显示 xiǎnshì “to show” in Chinese

Traditional 顯示

What 显示 means

  1. to show
  2. to illustrate
  3. to display
  4. to demonstrate

How to say 显示

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale显xiǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale示shì4th tone, falling

显示 in a sentence

  1. 最近的一项调查显示吸烟的人数减少了。

    Zuìjìn de yí xiàng diàochá xiǎnshì xīyān de rénshù jiǎnshǎo le.

    A recent survey shows that the number of smokers has fallen.

    Sentence #651182 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我的刻录软件显示了一个错误信息。

    Wǒ de kèlù ruǎnjiàn xiǎnshì le yí ge cuòwù xìnxī.

    My disc-burning software is showing an error message.

    Sentence #3078807 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 昨夜温度计显示气温下降到零度。

    Zuóyè wēndùjì xiǎnshì qìwēn xiàjiàng dào língdù.

    Last night the thermometer showed the temperature had dropped to zero.

    Sentence #1605976 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 显示 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 显 (xiǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
显xiǎnto make visible
  • 日sun · rìMeaning part
  • 业business · yèSound part

日 hints at the meaning (sun); 业 (yè) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiǎn.

The character 示 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
示shìto show
  • 二two · èr
  • 小small · xiǎo

How to write 显示

显 9 strokes · 示 5 strokes

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

Words related to 显示

Words with 显

显得xiǎnde · to seem明显míngxiǎn · clear显然xiǎnrán · clearly显著xiǎnzhù · notable

Words with 示

表示biǎoshì · to express出示chūshì · to show暗示ànshì · to hint示意shìyì · to signal提示tíshì · to prompt指示zhǐshì · to instruct展示zhǎnshì · to display示范shìfàn · to demonstrate请示qǐngshì · to ask for instructions示威shìwēi · to hold a demonstration

More words: Common Verbs

系xì · (university) department系领带jì lǐngdài · to tie a tie吓xià · to frighten显得xiǎnde · to seem相处xiāngchǔ · to get along (with someone)享受xiǎngshòu · to enjoy消失xiāoshī · to disappear歇xiē · to rest

FAQs

显示 (xiǎnshì) means “to show” or “to illustrate”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xiǎnshì: xiǎn with a 3rd tone, then shì 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, 显示 is written 顯示. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xianshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 显示 from the suggestions. Typing xianshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
显示 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 from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.