Chinese word dictionary

表侄

biǎo zhí · son of a male cousin via female line

Practice word

Word information

Simplified表侄

Traditional表姪

Pinyinbiǎo zhí

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

表biǎo

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

侄zhí

nephew

How to learn 表侄

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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