表达清楚 (biǎo dá qīng chu)

verb phrase HSK 4

Traditional 表達清楚

biǎo dá qīng chu

to express clearly · to articulate clearly · to make oneself clear

Meaning

This phrase combines 表达 (to express) with 清楚 (clear/clearly) to mean expressing thoughts, feelings, or ideas in a clear and understandable way. It emphasizes the clarity and comprehensibility of communication, whether spoken or written.

Usage

Commonly used in both formal and informal contexts when discussing communication skills or evaluating how well someone has conveyed their meaning. Often appears in feedback, teaching contexts, or self-reflection about communication. Can be used as a complement describing the result of expression (expressing something to the point of clarity).

Examples

01
他总是能把复杂的问题表达清楚。
Tā zǒng shì néng bǎ fù zá de wèn tí biǎo dá qīng chu.
He can always express complex problems clearly.
02
对不起，我刚才没有表达清楚我的想法。
Duì bu qǐ, wǒ gāng cái méi yǒu biǎo dá qīng chu wǒ de xiǎng fǎ.
Sorry, I didn't express my thoughts clearly just now.

Characters

Common collocations

把意思表达清楚
bǎ yì si biǎo dá qīng chu
to express one's meaning clearly
表达清楚自己的观点
biǎo dá qīng chu zì jǐ de guān diǎn
to clearly express one's viewpoint
没有表达清楚
méi yǒu biǎo dá qīng chu
didn't express clearly

Antonyms

Origin

表达 literally means 'to surface-reach' or convey outward, while 清楚 combines two characters both meaning 'clear.' Together they form a resultative complement structure common in Mandarin.