表格

• 拼音: biǎo gé
• 汉字拆解: 表 = originally meaning outer surface, extended to list/table; 格 = 木 (wood) + 各 (each), meaning grid or cell

含义

Form; table; chart. A document with rows and columns for organising data or collecting information.

Used for official forms to fill out, spreadsheets, data tables, and statistical charts. Common in administrative and office contexts. 填表格 (fill in a form) is one of the most frequent collocations.

例句

1. 请把这张表格填好交给老师。
2. 这份表格里的数据需要更新一下。
3. 报名的时候要先在网上填一份表格。

用法指南

语境: office, administrative, school

语气: practical

正确说法

• 请在表格里填上你的信息。(Please fill in your information on the form.)
• 我做了一个表格来记录每天的开支。(I made a spreadsheet to track daily expenses.)

错误说法

• 写一个表格 (Don't say 写表格 — use 填表格 for filling in a form, or 做表格 for creating a table)

起源与历史

Compound of 表 (table, list) and 格 (grid, cell), meaning a gridded document.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal