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 xiǎn shì to show / to illustrate / to display / to demonstrate
 shuō míng to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL:個|个[ge4]
 biǎo shì (of sb) to express / to state / to show / (of sth) to indicate / to signify / to show / expression / manifestation
 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior
 zhǎn shì to reveal / to display / to show / to exhibit
 jié mù (TV or radio) program / show / item / act / segment / number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL:個|个[ge4],場|场[chang3],項|项[xiang4],臺|台[tai2],套[tao4],檔|档[dang4]
 biǎo yǎn play / show / performance / exhibition / to perform / to act / to demonstrate / CL:場|场[chang3]
 yǎn chū to act (in a play) / to perform / to put on (a performance) / performance / concert / show / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4]
 zhǎn lǎn to put on display / to exhibit / exhibition / show / CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]
 chū shì to show / to take out and show to others / to display
 liú lù to reveal (indirectly, implicitly) / to show (interest, contempt etc) by means of one's actions, tone of voice etc
 dǎ kāi to open / to show (a ticket) / to turn on / to switch on
 lù chū to expose / to show / also pr. [lou4 chu1]
 yǎn shì to demonstrate / to show / presentation / demonstration
 shàng yìng to screen / to show (a movie)
 zhǎn lǎn huì exhibition / show / CL:個|个[ge4]
 jiāo huì to show / to teach
 zhǐ yǐn to guide / to show / to point (the way) / directions / guidance / guidelines
 jiē shì to show / to make known
 fàng yìng to show (a movie) / to screen
 jù jí (serialized TV or Internet drama) show / series
 biǎo lù to show / to reveal (one's feelings etc)
 jì yú to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give
 jì yǔ to place (hope, importance etc) on / to express / to show / to give
 chū xiàn to appear / to arise / to emerge / to show up
 zhào gu to take care of / to show consideration / to attend to / to look after
 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good / in an embarrassing situation
 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc
 shì fàn to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example
 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show
 shuài xiān to take the lead / to show initiative
 zhǐ diǎn to point out / to indicate / to give directions / to show how (to do sth) / to censure / to pick at
怀 guān huái care / solicitude / to show care for / concerned about / attentive to
 cān zhǎn to exhibit at or take part in a trade show etc
 xiàn shēn to show oneself / to appear / (of a deity) to appear in the flesh
 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on / (fig.) to show interest in / (favorable) attention / favor
 guān ài to show concern and care for
 lián xù jù serialized drama / dramatic series / show in parts
 yǐn lǐng to crane one's neck / to await eagerly / to lead / to show the way
 jìn qǔ to show initiative / to be a go-getter / to push forward with one's agenda
 zhǎn chū to put on display / to be on show / to exhibit
 chē zhǎn auto show / motor show
 chū miàn to appear personally / to step in / to step forth / to show up
 chū yǎn to appear (in a show etc) / an appearance (on stage etc)
耀 xuàn yào dazzling / to show off / to flaunt
 bāo róng to pardon / to forgive / to show tolerance / to contain / to hold / inclusive
 diǎn zhuì to decorate / to adorn / sprinkled / studded / only for show
 pěng chǎng to show one's support for a performer or theatrical troupe etc by attending their show / to attend an event to cheer on the participants / to patronize a restaurant or store / to sing the praises of
 qīn rè affectionate / intimate / warmhearted / to show affection for / (coll.) to get intimate with sb
 dào chǎng to show up / present (at the scene)
 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public)
 wán yì toy / plaything / thing / act / trick (in a performance, stage show, acrobatics etc)
 liú qíng to relent (to spare sb's feelings) / to show mercy or forgiveness / to forbear / lenient
 zàn yáng to praise / to approve of / to show approval
 tǐ liàng to empathize / to allow (for sth) / to show understanding / to appreciate
 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force
 luò mù the curtain drops / the end of the show
 zhǐ míng to show clearly / to designate / to indicate
 yǒu wéi promising / to show promise
 chē mó model car / auto show model
 fū yǎn to elaborate (on a theme) / to expound (the classics) / perfunctory / to skimp / to botch / to do sth half-heartedly or just for show / barely enough to get by
 bó ài to show love and compassion for all humankind
 zhé shè to refract / refraction / to reflect (in the figurative sense: to show the nature of)
 guò wèn to show an interest in / to get involved with
 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety
 dài lù to lead the way / to guide / to show the way / (fig.) to instruct
 yǎn yì quān show business
 quān nèi among insiders / within the community (of publishers, cyclists or cosplayers etc) / (esp.) in show business circles
 bǎi míng to show clearly
 mài nong to show off / to make a display of
 huáng niú ox / cattle / scalper of tickets etc / (dialect) to fail to show up / (dialect) to break a promise
 xiào jìng to show filial respect / to give presents (to one's elders or superiors) / to support one's aged parents
 zòu xiào to show results / to be effective
 shì ruò not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side
 ài lián to show tenderness / to coo over / affection
 ào shì to turn up one's nose / to show disdain for / to regard superciliously
 juàn gù to care for / to show concern for / to think longingly (of one's country)
 bāo bàn to undertake to do everything by oneself / to run the whole show
 zǒu xiù a fashion show / to walk the runway (in a fashion show)
 zuò xiù to show off (loanword, from English "show") / to grandstand / to perform in a stage show
 jiāo rén worthy of pride / impressive / enviable / to show contempt for others
 yǐn lù to guide / to show the way
 lòu liǎn to show one's face / to make one's good name / to become successful and well known / to shine
 zú jiàn it goes to show that / one can see
 chěng qiáng to show off / to try to be brave
 zhāo yáo to rock back and forth / (fig.) to act ostentatiously / to brag / to show off
 zhēn rén xiù (TV) reality show
 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
 zhuāng mó zuò yàng to put on an act (idiom) / to show affectation / to indulge in histrionics
 táo zhī yāo yāo to escape without trace (idiom) / to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels
 wú dì zì róng (idiom) ashamed and unable to show one's face
 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc)
 kàn de qǐ to show respect for / to think highly of
 chuí qīng to show appreciation for sb / to look upon sb with favor
 chòu měi to show off one's good looks shamelessly
 zhǎn xiāo huì trade show / sales exhibition
 bù wén bù wèn not to hear, not to question (idiom) / to show no interest in sth / uncritical / not in the least concerned
 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment)
 pái chang ostentation / a show of extravagance / grand style / red tape
 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior
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