代表 (dàibiǎo): representative; delegate

Measure Word

一位代表 wèi

Meanings

1 representative; delegate
2 to represent; to stand for

Characters

代

dài

to replace; generation

表

biǎo

to express; surface

Examples

HSK 2

她是我们公司的代表。

Tā shì wǒmen gōngsī de dàibiǎo.

She is our company's representative.

HSK 2

我代表全体同学感谢老师。

Wǒ dàibiǎo quántǐ tóngxué gǎnxiè lǎoshī.

I thank the teacher on behalf of all students.

HSK 5

这幅画代表了他的最高水平。

Zhè fú huà dàibiǎo le tā de zuì gāo shuǐpíng.

This painting represents his highest level.

Tips

usage

As a verb, 代表 means 'to represent' or 'to stand for'. As a noun, it means 'representative' or 'delegate'.

Stroke Order

代 dài

表 biǎo

Related Words

代表团 dàibiǎotuán HSK 3 #22,623

delegation / mission

代 dài HSK 3 #1,958

generation / era / to replace / to represent

表演 biǎoyǎn HSK 3 #500

to perform; to act / performance; show

表现 biǎoxiàn HSK 3 #474

to show; to display; to manifest / performance; behavior

党代表 dǎngdàibiǎo #31,310

Party representative (delegate to a Communist Party congress) / Party delegate

年代 niándài HSK 3 #1,672

decade (of a century) / era; period; age

时代 shídài HSK 3 #1,730

era; age; epoch / times; period in history

表达 biǎodá HSK 3 #1,922

to express; to convey / expression

表明 biǎomíng HSK 3 #2,323

to make clear; to indicate / to show; to demonstrate

发表 fābiǎo HSK 3 #2,703

to publish / to issue / to express publicly