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指标 zhǐbiāo “indicator” in Chinese

Traditional 指標

What 指标 means

  1. indicator
  2. target
  3. quota
  4. (production) target
  5. index
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • sign
  • signpost
  • (computing) pointer

How to say 指标

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale指zhǐ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale标biāo1st tone, high and level

指标 in a sentence

  1. 我们今年的销售指标完成了。

    Wǒmen jīnnián de xiāoshòu zhǐbiāo wánchéng le.

    We’ve hit this year’s sales target.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 体检的各项指标都正常。

    Tǐjiǎn de gè xiàng zhǐbiāo dōu zhèngcháng.

    All the results of the health check are normal.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 指标 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 指 (zhǐ) with each of its parts in a different colour
指zhǐfinger
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒu
  • 旨aim · zhǐ
The character 标 (biāo) with each of its parts in a different colour
标biāomark
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 示sign · shì

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 票 (piào) hints at the sound. Compare it with biāo.

How to write 指标

指 9 strokes · 标 9 strokes

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

Words related to 指标

Words with 指

指zhǐ · finger手指shǒuzhǐ · finger戒指jièzhi · (finger) ring指导zhǐdǎo · to guide指挥zhǐhuī · to conduct指甲zhǐjia · fingernail指示zhǐshì · to instruct指责zhǐzé · to criticise指定zhǐdìng · to appoint指望zhǐwàng · to count on

Words with 标

标准biāozhǔn · standard标点biāodiǎn · punctuation鼠标shǔbiāo · mouse (computing)标志biāozhì · sign目标mùbiāo · target商标shāngbiāo · trademark招标zhāobiāo · to invite tenders标本biāoběn · specimen标题biāotí · title标记biāojì · mark

More words: Ideas & Concepts

正气zhèngqì · integrity争先恐后zhēngxiānkǒnghòu · to compete eagerly真理zhēnlǐ · truth真相zhēnxiàng · the truth支柱zhīzhù · pillar重心zhòngxīn · centre of gravity周折zhōuzhé · twists and turns转折zhuǎnzhé · turning point

FAQs

指标 (zhǐbiāo) means “indicator” or “target”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhǐbiāo: zhǐ with a 3rd tone, then biāo with a 1st 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, 指标 is written 指標. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhibiao with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 指标 from the suggestions. Typing zhibiao into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
指标 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.