Definition & Meaning

form; shape; modality

Word usage

Words with xing shi

xíng shì

形 式

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n.form; shape; modality
- jiàn zhù xíng shì xīn yǐng
  建筑形式新颖。
  The form of this building is very original.
- tā yàn wù gè zhǒng xíng shì de yán chí hé dān ge
  他厌恶各种形式的延迟和耽搁。
  He hates delay and procrastination in all its forms.
- zhè zhǒng jí bìng kě néng yǒu jǐ zhǒng bù tóng de xíng shì
  这种疾病可能有几种不同的形式。
  The disease can take several different forms.
synonym
xíng zhuàng形状 yàng shì样式 shì yàng式样

Word usage

Note
"形式" is different from "形势". "形式" refers to appearance, structure, etc., which are mostly static; "形势" emphasizes momentum and movement, and mostly refers to dynamic.
common measure word
"形式" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
- 一个形式
  one form
- 一种形式
  one kind of form

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