表格 biǎogé form (document)
How to remember 表格: 表 indicator + 格 form = form (document).
Characters
How it is used
- A form / table (document with fields to fill in) - 填表格 (tián biǎogé) fill out a form.
- 表 (chart) + 格 (grid/cell); the printed or digital form with boxes.
- 填 (tián) is the verb for filling one in. Contrast 表 alone, which can mean a schedule/list/watch depending on context.
Example sentences
- 请填写这份表格。 Qǐng tiánxiě zhèfèn biǎogé.Please fill in this form.
- 请填好这张表格。 Qǐng tiánhǎo zhèzhāng biǎogé.Fill out this form, please.
- 请在表格上打勾。 Qǐng zài biǎogé shàng dǎgōu.Please check the boxes on the form.