表面上

表面上 biǎo miàn shang ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄕㄤ biu2 min6 soeng5 HSK 6

  • outwardly; superficially; on the face of it

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 表 (1 of 3) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 蒼蠅在鏡子上遊走,並不在乎腳尖棲息和奔跑映出的倒影;相反,牠在光滑的表面上看到許多令牠感興趣的小東西,而我們卻把這些東西當成是灰塵和污垢。 The fly running on the mirror doesn't worry about its reflection on the points of its legs from which it sits and runs; but on the contrary, it sees on the smooth surface a quantity of very small things which interest it and which we confuse with dust and grime.

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