Usage note
表情表示脸上露出的情绪。
biǎo qíng biǎo shì liǎn shàng lù chū de qíng xù。
表情 means facial expression.
Context note
表情常用于脸、感受和交流。
biǎo qíng cháng yòng yú liǎn 、 gǎn shòu hé jiāo liú。
It is often used for faces, feelings, and communication.
5 examples
他的表情很开心。
tā de biǎo qíng hěn kāi xīn。
His expression is very happy.
她没有表情。
tā méi yǒu biǎo qíng。
She has no expression.
请看老师的表情。
qǐng kàn lǎo shī de biǎo qíng。
Please look at the teacher's expression.
孩子的表情变了。
hái zi de biǎo qíng biàn le。
The child's expression changed.
我猜不出他的表情。
wǒ cāi bù chū tā de biǎo qíng。
I cannot guess his expression.
5 mini stories
她一听到好消息，表情就亮了。
tā yì tīng dào hǎo xiāo xī， biǎo qíng jiù liàng le。
As soon as she heard the good news, her expression lit up.
他紧张的时候表情很明显。
tā jǐn zhāng de shí hòu biǎo qíng hěn míng xiǎn。
His expression is obvious when he is nervous.
孩子用表情表达了不开心。
hái zi yòng biǎo qíng biǎo dá le bù kāi xīn。
The child used his expression to show unhappiness.
老师看着大家的表情。
lǎo shī kàn zhe dà jiā de biǎo qíng。
The teacher looked at everyone's expressions.
有时候表情比话更能说明问题。
yǒu shí hòu biǎo qíng bǐ huà gèng néng shuō míng wèn tí。
Sometimes expressions explain things better than words.
Mini dialogue
开心的表情
A
你今天的表情很开心！
Nǐ jīntiān de biǎoqíng hěn kāixīn!
Your facial expression today is very happy!
B
因为我收到了礼物。
Yīnwèi wǒ shōudào le lǐwù.
Because I received a gift.
表情游戏
A
我们来玩猜表情的游戏吧。
Wǒmen lái wán cāi biǎoqíng de yóuxì ba.
Let's play a game of guessing facial expressions.
B
好，我先做一个惊讶的表情。
Hǎo, wǒ xiān zuò yí ge jīngyà de biǎoqíng.
Okay, I'll make a surprised facial expression first.
Related words and contrasts
related
笑容
xiàoróng
smile
笑容 is a happy facial expression.
related
眼神
yǎnshén
look in one's eyes
眼神 is part of facial expression, showing feelings through the eyes.
similar
脸色
liǎnsè
complexion; facial look
Both describe how a face looks, but 脸色 often refers to health or mood.