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Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.body; entity
无形
intangible
有形
tangible
形体
body
- 2
n.form; shape
不成形
shapeless
方形
square
圆形
round
- 3
v.appear
喜形于色。
Beam with smile.
- 4
v.compare; contrast
相形见绌
be outshone
Words and phrases with 形
- 形态特征[word]morphological characteristics
- 形式上[word]formal
- 形色[word]appearance; image and color
- 形象化[word]visualize
- 形相[word]appearance
- 形声[word]pictophonetic method for the formation of Chinese characters
- 形势[word]topographical features; situation
- 形胜[word]advantageous position
- 形态[word]form; morphology
- 形式主义[idiom]formalism
- 形形色色[idiom]of all
- 形势逼人[idiom]The situation demands immediate action.
- 形同虚设[idiom]perform practically no function
- 形容枯槁[idiom]a shrivelled face
- 形而上学[idiom]metaphysics; world outlook or methodology that is opposed to dialectic materialism
- 形单影只[idiom]be extremely lonely
- 形神兼备[idiom]unity of form and spirit
- 形影不离[idiom]be always together
Word usage
- Note"形" is different from "型". "形" mostly refers to the appearance of an individual, such as "形象" and "形体"; "型" mostly refers to a variety of specifications and styles, such as "模型" and "类型".