Chinese word dictionary

表叔

biǎo shū · son of grandfather's sister; son of grandmother's brother or sister; father's younger male cousin

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Word information

Simplified表叔

Traditional表叔

Pinyinbiǎo shū

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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

叔shū

uncle; father's younger brother

How to learn 表叔

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

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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]

叔叔shūshu

father's younger brother; paternal uncle; form of address used by children for a male one generation older

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