体现 (tǐxiàn) — embodiment; to embody

体现 (tǐxiàn)

体现 means to embody, reflect, or give concrete expression to an abstract quality, principle, or value. As a noun, it means an embodiment or manifestation. It bridges the abstract and the concrete, and is ubiquitous in analytical, evaluative, and argumentative Chinese writing.

Meanings

1. [v] to embody, to reflect, to give expression to (an abstract quality)
2. [n] embodiment, manifestation, concrete expression

Example Sentences

这部纪录片真实地体现了边远地区留守儿童的生存困境。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn zhēnshí de tǐxiàn le biānyuǎn dìqū liúshǒu értóng de shēngcún kùnjìng. This documentary genuinely reflects the survival difficulties of left-behind children in remote areas.

个人的职业选择在一定程度上体现了其核心价值观与人生追求。 Gèrén de zhíyè xuǎnzé zài yīdìng chéngdù shàng tǐxiàn le qí héxīn jiàzhíguān yǔ rénshēng zhuīqiú. A person's career choice to some extent embodies their core values and life pursuits.

法律面前人人平等，是现代法治精神的核心体现。 Fǎlǜ miànqián rén rén píngděng, shì xiàndài fǎzhì jīngshén de héxīn tǐxiàn. Equality before the law is the core embodiment of the modern rule-of-law spirit.

这座城市的规划设计体现了可持续发展与人文关怀的有机统一。 Zhè zuò chéngshì de guīhuà shèjì tǐxiàn le kě chíxù fāzhǎn yǔ rénwén guānhuái de yǒujī tǒngyī. The urban planning and design of this city embodies the organic unity of sustainable development and humanistic care.

科技成果只有转化为实际应用，才能真正体现其社会价值。 Kējì chéngguǒ zhǐyǒu zhuǎnhuà wéi shíjì yìngyòng, cái néng zhēnzhèng tǐxiàn qí shèhuì jiàzhí. Scientific and technological achievements can only truly reflect their social value when transformed into practical applications.

她在谈判桌上的从容与智慧，充分体现了一位成熟外交官的专业素养。 Tā zài tánpàn zhuō shàng de cóngrong yǔ zhìhuì, chōngfèn tǐxiàn le yī wèi chéngshú wàijiāoguān de zhuānyè sùyǎng. Her composure and wisdom at the negotiating table fully embodied the professional quality of a seasoned diplomat.

Collocations

Usage Notes

体现 is one of the most productive verbs in formal Chinese writing. It frequently appears in the pattern X体现了Y (X embodies/reflects Y), where X is a concrete action, artifact, or phenomenon, and Y is an abstract quality or principle. It is sometimes close in meaning to 反映 (fǎnyìng, to reflect/mirror) and 表达 (biǎodá, to express), but 体现 emphasizes giving concrete form to something abstract, with a stronger sense of instantiation.

Avoid redundant constructions like 体现出来了 — 体现 alone is sufficient.

Memory Hook

体 (body/form) + 现 (to appear/manifest) — 体现 means to make something appear in bodily form, to give flesh to an idea.