Usage note
表达表示说出想法或情感。
biǎo dá biǎo shì shuō chū xiǎng fǎ huò qíng gǎn。
表达 means to express thoughts or feelings.
Context note
表达常用于语言、写作和沟通。
biǎo dá cháng yòng yú yǔ yán 、 xiě zuò hé gōu tōng。
It is often used for language, writing, and communication.
5 examples
请表达你的意见。
qǐng biǎo dá nǐ de yì jiàn。
Please express your opinion.
他表达得很清楚。
tā biǎo dá dé hěn qīng chǔ。
He expressed himself very clearly.
这句话表达了感谢。
zhè jù huà biǎo dá le gǎn xiè。
This sentence expresses gratitude.
她不太会表达自己。
tā bú tài huì biǎo dá zì jǐ。
She is not very good at expressing herself.
学会表达很重要。
xué huì biǎo dá hěn zhòng yào。
Learning to express yourself is important.
5 mini stories
老师教大家如何表达想法。
lǎo shī jiào dà jiā rú hé biǎo dá xiǎng fǎ。
The teacher taught everyone how to express ideas.
孩子开始用中文表达自己。
hái zi kāi shǐ yòng zhōng wén biǎo dá zì jǐ。
The child began to express himself in Chinese.
这首歌表达了友情。
zhè shǒu gē biǎo dá le yǒu qíng。
This song expresses friendship.
她用画画来表达情感。
tā yòng huà huà lái biǎo dá qíng gǎn。
She used painting to express emotions.
表达清楚，别人就更容易理解。
biǎo dá qīng chǔ， bié rén jiù gèng róng yì lǐ jiě。
If you express yourself clearly, others understand more easily.
Mini dialogue
表达感谢
A
你怎么表达对朋友的感谢？
Nǐ zěnme biǎodá duì péngyou de gǎnxiè?
How do you express thanks to a friend?
B
我会写一张卡片来表达。
Wǒ huì xiě yì zhāng kǎpiàn lái biǎodá.
I will write a card to express it.
表达想法
A
在课堂上，你经常表达自己的想法吗？
Zài kètáng shàng, nǐ jīngcháng biǎodá zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ ma?
In class, do you often express your own ideas?
B
是的，我喜欢举手表达。
Shì de, wǒ xǐhuan jǔ shǒu biǎodá.
Yes, I like to raise my hand to express.
Related words and contrasts
similar
说明
shuōmíng
explain
Both mean to convey ideas, but 说明 focuses more on explaining clearly.
similar
表示
biǎoshì
show; indicate
Both can mean to express, but 表示 is often used for showing attitudes or thanks.
opposite
沉默
chénmò
silent
表达 means to express, while 沉默 means to stay silent.