体现

tǐ xiàn · HSK 3

to reflect

🪞 体 = body + 现 = appear; the body makes it appear, i.e. embody

体 (tǐ, body) + 现 (xiàn, appear/show). Something abstract takes bodily form and shows up — to embody or reflect. Compare 表现 (biǎoxiàn, express) and 现身 (xiànshēn, show up).

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