Chinese · Word Attested

表情

biǎo qíng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A facial expression: the look on someone's face that shows what they feel. Also found in 表情包, 'emoji or sticker pack'.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Nét mặt, vẻ mặt thể hiện cảm xúc của một người. Còn gặp trong 表情包 (biểu tượng cảm xúc, bộ sticker).

Literally: show feelings

Examples

看他的表情，我知道他不高兴。Kàn tā de biǎoqíng, wǒ zhīdào tā bù gāoxìng.From the look on his face, I could tell he was unhappy.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check

Sources & notes

Hán-Việt bridge batch 061 (2026-11-13). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): etymology of “biểu tình” = 表情 · Vietnamese false friend: Idiomer entry “biểu tình” (bieu-tinh). Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.

Equivalents & related

False friend biểu tình (verb) to demonstrate; to protest; to take to the streets Tiếng Việt

Common questions

What does “表情” mean?

A facial expression: the look on someone's face that shows what they feel. Also found in 表情包, 'emoji or sticker pack'. Literally: show feelings

Is “表情” formal or informal?

表情 is generally neutral.

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