biǎo qíng
expression; look
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他总是面无表情。
tā zǒng shì miàn wú biǎo qíng.
He always has a blank expression.
她的表情很丰富。
tā de biǎo qíng hěn fēng fù.
Her expressions are very rich.
我猜不透他的表情。
wǒ cāi bù tòu tā de biǎo qíng.
I can't figure out his expression.
严肃 (yánsù)
serious
冷淡 (lěngdàn)
cold
The Chinese word 表情 (biǎoqíng) for "expression" is composed of two characters: 表 (biǎo), meaning "to express" or "to show", and 情 (qíng), meaning "feeling" or "emotion". Together, these characters convey the idea of expressing or showing one's feelings or emotions.The character 表 (biǎo) has a rich history of usage in Chinese. In ancient times, it was used to refer to the surface or appearance of something, such as the surface of a body of water or the appearance of a person's face. Over time, it came to be used more broadly to refer to the expression of something, such as the expression of an idea or a feeling.The character 情 (qíng) also has a long history of usage in Chinese. It was originally used to refer to the human heart or mind, and later came to be used to refer to feelings or emotions. In modern Chinese, it is often used to refer to romantic love or affection, but it can also be used more broadly to refer to any kind of feeling or emotion.When these two characters are combined to form the word 表情 (biǎoqíng), they create a compound that specifically refers to the expression of feelings or emotions. This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as to describe the expression on a person's face, the expression of an idea in writing, or the expression of a feeling in music or art.
