表明，表示，表达，表现

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I had class with V. She is just graduated, work in finance area, had studied Mandarin in Beijng for 6months when she was in school. She can speak, write and write Chinese pretty well. She asked me what different between “表明，表示，表达，表现” . She is the second person who asked me these.

表明：1. makeknown; make clear; state clearly; indicate; tell; say; show 2 make known one'sposition; declare one's stand It’s kind of formal word. 表明了立场：make clear on position

表示 verb: express, indicate feelings by any way(gesture, eyes,letters..) noun: attitude; 表示歉意: express regret 表示关切: show concern 友好的表示: a friendlygesture expression

表达 verb: express someone’s feelings and opinion to other’s by words ..; no noun. 表达祝福和希望: express blessings and hopes 表达谢意。express gratefulness. 用语言来表达: Words can hardly express

表现 :verb: show, conduct, show off. noun : performance 他心里很不高兴，可是没有表现出来。 He was unhappy,but he didn't show it 他在工作中的表现很好: He is doing very well in his work.

好表现: like to show off