表态

表態

biǎotài

verb HSK 7-9 #10,167

Meanings

他至今还没有表态。

Tā zhìjīn hái méiyǒu biǎotài.

He still hasn't declared his position.

公司对此事正式表态了。

Gōngsī duìcǐ shì zhèngshì biǎotài le.

The company officially took a stance on this matter.

你得在这个问题上表态。

Nǐ děi zài zhège wèntí shàng biǎotài.

You need to take a stand on this issue.

grammar

表态 is a separable verb (离合词). You can insert modifiers between 表 and 态: 表个态 (take a stance), 表了态 (took a stance), 表什么态 (take what stance).

表 biǎo

态 tài