# 表面上 (biǎomiànshang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 表面上 (biǎomiànshang) means “on the surface; outwardly; superficially”. It is part of the HSK 6 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: on the surface; outwardly; superficially
- Pinyin: biǎomiànshang (biao3 mian4 shang5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他表面上看起来很冷静。
  Tā biǎomiàn shang kàn qǐlái hěn lěngjìng.
  Outwardly, he remained very calm.

## Characters

- [表](https://hanziro.com/word/biao-watch/) (biǎo): watch; form
- [面](https://hanziro.com/word/mian-noodles/) (miàn): noodles; face
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/biao-mian-shang-on-surface/

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