仪表 yíbiǎo appearance
appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)
How to remember 仪表: 仪 instrument + 表 indicator = appearance.
Characters
How it is used
- Two senses. (1) A person's appearance and bearing - 仪表堂堂 (yíbiǎo tángtáng) dignified and impressive in appearance.
- (2) A gauge / measuring instrument - 汽车仪表盘 (qìchē yíbiǎopán) car dashboard.
- Context disambiguates: with people it's grooming and poise; with machines it's meters and dials.
Example sentences
- 汤姆把他的太阳镜留在我的车的仪表板上了。 Tāngmǔ bǎ tā de tàiyángjìng liúzài wǒ de chē de yíbiǎobǎn shàng le.Tom left his sunglasses on the dashboard of my car.