EXPRESS    表達

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Modern Chinese Criteria
表示 is the most general word for expressing something. 闡明 focusses on the making plain and very clear for others what one expresses. 闡述 focusses on the act of transmission involved in the expression of something. 流露 "divulge" refers to expressing something that one should not necessarily have expressed. 表白 refers to expressing oneself, typically with the purpose of self-justification. 表明 focusses on the demonstrative side of expressing something. 表達 focusses on the efficacy of the transmission of what is expressed.
Hypernym
  • SHOW　ACT so as to TRY TO CAUSE something TO be PERCEIVED OR UNDERSTOOD. (anc: 12/0, child: 7)
  • ACT　MOVE OR NOT MOVE CONFORMING to one's SELF:own DECIDE:decision. (anc: 11/0, child: 24)
  • MOVE　CHANGE PLACE OR SITUATION. (anc: 10/0, child: 21)
  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 2.836

  • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 34

  • Ästhetische Grundbegriffe ( BARCK 2010) p. 1.416

    • Words (8 items)

    致  zhì OC: k-liɡs MC: ʈi 5 Attributions
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    • vtoNgive expression to (one's opinion; one's thoughts)
    言  yán MC: ngjon OC: ŋan 2 Attributions
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    • nabactexpressing oneselfCH
    • vtoNput into wordsCH
    足  zú OC: tsoɡ MC: tsi̯ok 2 Attributions
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    • vtoNserve satisfactorily; give satisfactory expression for, make satisfactorily explicit; do justice to
    發  fā OC: pod MC: pi̯ɐt 2 Attributions
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    • vtoNgive expression to, evince, reveal
    舉  jǔ MC: kjoX OC: klaʔ 1 Attribution
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    • vtoNmiddle voicebe expressed, be made explicit for others to understandCH
    放言  fàng yán MC: pjangH ngjon OC: paŋs ŋan 1 Attribution
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    • VPiactexpress oneself without restraint, speak up freelyCH
    志  zhì OC: kljɯs MC: tɕɨ 0 Attributions
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    • vtoNLIJI: express (ideas, feelings)
      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: 0 Attributions
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    • vtoNmiddle voicebe expressed, be made explicit for others to understandCH