Chinese word dictionary

戴表

dài biǎo · to wear a watch; homophone for 代表[dai4 biao3] used to avoid Internet censorship in the PRC

Practice word

Word information

Simplified戴表

Traditional戴錶

Pinyindài biǎo

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

戴dài

to support; to respect; to put on, to wear; surname

表biǎo

to show, to express, to display; outside, appearance; a watch

How to learn 戴表

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Words with the same characters

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手表shǒubiǎo

wristwatch; CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]

表演biǎoyǎn

play; show; performance; exhibition; to perform; to act; to demonstrate; CL:場|场[chang3]

表biǎo

exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth); watch (timepiece); meter; gauge

表格biǎogé

form; table; CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]

表示biǎoshì

(of sb) to express; to state; to show; (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show; expression; manifestation

表现biǎoxiàn

to show; to show off; to display; to manifest; expression; manifestation; show; display; performance (at work etc); behavior