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Mandarin · pinyin biǎo

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表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display

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3 · biao3

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biu1 · biu2

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete) outer garment
surface; outside; exterior
table; list (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
form (blank document to be filled in) (Classifier: 張／张 m c g; 份 m c)
to show; to express; to display
model; example
(historical) memorial to the throne; letter to the ruler of a place or country; from an official in court to the emperor/king
relationship with the children of one's mother's or paternal grandmother's siblings or the children of one's father's or paternal grandfather's sisters
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) outstanding; different
a surname

character · Etymology 3

(Mainland China, Internet slang) alternative form of 不要 (bùyào, “do not; don't”)

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