表白

biǎobái

verb HSK 7 #12,080

Meanings

1 to confess one's feelings
2 to express
3 to profess

Characters

express; surface

white; clear; plain

Examples

他终于向她表白了。

Tā zhōngyú xiàng tā biǎobái le.

He finally confessed his feelings to her.

表白被拒绝了，他很难过。

Biǎobái bèi jùjué le, tā hěn nánguò.

His confession was rejected, and he was very sad.

你打算怎么表白？

Nǐ dǎsuàn zěnme biǎobái?

How are you planning to confess your feelings?

Tips

usage

In modern Chinese, 表白 most commonly means a romantic confession of love. The structure is 向某人表白 (confess to someone). It can also mean to declare one's innocence or express one's feelings in formal contexts, but the romantic sense dominates.

Stroke Order

表 biǎo

白 bái