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xíng
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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Definitions

  1. 1. to appear
  2. 2. to look
  3. 3. form
  4. 4. shape

Example Sentences

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六邊 有六個角、六條邊。
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Words Containing 形

血栓形成
xuè shuān xíng chéng

thrombosis

弧形
hú xíng

curve; arc

形势
xíng shì

circumstances

鹃形目
juān xíng mù

Cuculiformes, order of birds including cuckoo

圆锥形
yuán zhuī xíng

conical

七角形
qī jiǎo xíng

heptagon

拱形
gǒng xíng

arch

形貌
xíng mào

appearance

环形结构
huán xíng jié gòu

ring configuration

全等图形
quán děng tú xíng

congruent figure (geometry)

神劳形瘁
shén láo xíng cuì

to be completely drained both emotionally and physically (idiom)

雏形
chú xíng

embryonic form

喇叭形
lǎ ba xíng

flared; funnel-shape; trumpet-shape

形容辞
xíng róng cí

adjective

形符
xíng fú

semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dāo] in 刻[kè])

椭圆形
tuǒ yuán xíng

oval

形声字
xíng shēng zì

phono-semantic compound character

等边三角形
děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

equilateral triangle

卵形
luǎn xíng

oval

凸多胞形
tū duō bāo xíng

convex polytope

不规则四边形
bù guī zé sì biān xíng

irregular quadrilateral

菱形六面体
líng xíng liù miàn tǐ

(math.) rhombohedron

四角形
sì jiǎo xíng

square

彪形大汉
biāo xíng dà hàn

burly chap

地形
dì xíng

topography

体形
tǐ xíng

figure

月牙形
yuè yá xíng

crescent

无定形碳
wú dìng xíng tàn

amorphous carbon

形于色
xíng yú sè

to show one's feelings

穹形
qióng xíng

arched

不等边三角形
bù děng biān sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle

形制
xíng zhì

form

分形几何学
fēn xíng jǐ hé xué

fractal geometry

环形公路
huán xíng gōng lù

ring road

队形
duì xíng

formation

形而上学
xíng ér shàng xué

metaphysics

多角形
duō jiǎo xíng

polygon

锹形虫
qiāo xíng chóng

stag beetle (generic term for the beetles in the family of lucanidae)

圆形
yuán xíng

round

扁锹形虫
biǎn qiāo xíng chóng

giant stag beetle (Dorcus titanus)

模形
mó xíng

pattern

回形针
huí xíng zhēn

paper clip

形核
xíng hé

nucleation

七边形
qī biān xíng

heptagon

情形
qíng xing

circumstances

放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái

to abandon all restraint (idiom)

形影相随
xíng yǐng xiāng suí

lit. body and shadow follow each other (idiom)

面形
miàn xíng

shape of face

流于形式
liú yú xíng shì

to become a mere formality

隐形眼镜
yǐn xíng yǎn jìng

contact lens

碎形
suì xíng

fractal (math.)

环形
huán xíng

ring-shaped

畸形儿
jī xíng ér

deformed child

蝶形领带
dié xíng lǐng dài

bow tie

矫形医生
jiǎo xíng yī shēng

orthopedic doctor

形容词短语
xíng róng cí duǎn yǔ

adjectival phrase

位形
wèi xíng

configuration

走形式
zǒu xíng shì

to go through the formalities

变形
biàn xíng

to become deformed; to change shape; to morph

整形外科
zhěng xíng wài kē

plastic surgery

镰形血球贫血症
lián xíng xuè qiú pín xuè zhèng

sickle-cell anaemia

显形
xiǎn xíng

to show one's true nature (derog.)

十边形
shí biān xíng

decagon

重形式轻内容
zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng

heavy on form, light on substance

形同虚设
xíng tóng xū shè

to exist in name only

八字形
bā zì xíng

shape resembling the character 八 or 8

锥形
zhuī xíng

conical

整形外科医生
zhěng xíng wài kē yī shēng

plastic surgeon

多形核白细胞
duō xíng hé bái xì bāo

polymorphonuclear leukocyte

畸形
jī xíng

deformity

变形金刚
biàn xíng jīn gāng

Transformers (franchise)

全等形
quán děng xíng

congruent figure

楔形
xiē xíng

cuneiform (letters)

人形
rén xíng

human form

五角形
wǔ jiǎo xíng

pentagon

异形
yì xíng

not the usual type

形胜
xíng shèng

(of a location) strategic; advantageous

奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng

fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped

锯齿形
jù chǐ xíng

sawtooth shape

冠形词
guān xíng cí

article (in grammar)

完形心理学
wán xíng xīn lǐ xué

Gestalt psychology (concerned with treating a subject as a coherent whole)

地形图
dì xíng tú

topographic map

形变
xíng biàn

deformation; bending

圆柱形
yuán zhù xíng

cylindrical

三角形
sān jiǎo xíng

triangle

锥形瓶
zhuī xíng píng

Erlenmeyer flask

形象
xíng xiàng

image

条形码
tiáo xíng mǎ

barcode

核变形
hé biàn xíng

nuclear deformation

矫形牙套
jiǎo xíng yá tào

orthodontic brace

正弦形
zhèng xián xíng

sinusoidal (shaped like a sine wave)

五形
wǔ xíng

Wuxing - \Five Animals\ - Martial Art

完形心理治疗
wán xíng xīn lǐ zhì liáo

Gestalt psychotherapy

形意拳
xíng yì quán

Xingyiquan (Chinese martial art)

形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào

with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)

意识形态
yì shí xíng tài

ideology

蠕形动物
rú xíng dòng wù

soft-bodied organisms

条形
tiáo xíng

a bar

人字形
rén zì xíng

V-shape; chevron; herringbone

之字形
zhī zì xíng

Z-shaped; zigzag

形势严峻
xíng shì yán jùn

in grave difficulties

圆形剧场
yuán xíng jù chǎng

amphitheater

扁形动物
biǎn xíng dòng wù

flatworm; phylum of Platyhelminthes

形声
xíng shēng

ideogram plus phonetic (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

形骸
xíng hái

the human body

矩形
jǔ xíng

rectangle

螺旋形
luó xuán xíng

spiral

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

长方形
cháng fāng xíng

rectangle

现代形式
xiàn dài xíng shì

the modern form

微整形
wēi zhěng xíng

non-surgical cosmetic procedure (injection of Botox, hyaluronic acid etc)

形迹
xíng jì

bearing

匿影藏形
nì yǐng cáng xíng

to hide from public view

向量图形
xiàng liàng tú xíng

vector graphics (computer)

无形
wú xíng

incorporeal

全地形车
quán dì xíng chē

all-terrain vehicle (ATV)

象形
xiàng xíng

pictogram

蛛形纲
zhū xíng gāng

Arachnids (class of arthropods)

条形图
tiáo xíng tú

bar chart

十二角形
shí èr jiǎo xíng

dodecagon

六边形
liù biān xíng

hexagon

伞形科
sǎn xíng kē

Umbelliferae or Apiaceae, plant family containing carrot, coriander etc

分形
fēn xíng

fractal

多边形
duō biān xíng

polygon

固形物
gù xíng wù

solid particles in liquid

走形
zǒu xíng

out of shape

U形转弯
u xíng zhuǎn wān

U-turn

蛇形
shé xíng

S-shaped

十角形
shí jiǎo xíng

decagon

雀形目
què xíng mù

order Passeriformes (perching birds)

形象代言人
xíng xiàng dài yán rén

(brand or organization) ambassador

正六边形
zhèng liù biān xíng

regular hexagon

楔形文字
xiē xíng wén zì

cuneiform (Babylonian script)

有形
yǒu xíng

material; tangible; visible

马鹿易形
mǎ lù yì xíng

to distinguish horse and deer easily

畸形秀
jī xíng xiù

freak show

扇形
shàn xíng

circular sector

环形路
huán xíng lù

circular road

圆珠形离子交换剂
yuán zhū xíng lí zǐ jiāo huàn jì

bead-type ion exchanger

已成形
yǐ chéng xíng

preformed

八边形
bā biān xíng

octagon

形影不离
xíng yǐng bù lí

inseparable (as form and shadow)

无形中
wú xíng zhōng

imperceptibly

楔形物
xiē xíng wù

wedge

变形虫
biàn xíng chóng

amoeba

图形界面
tú xíng jiè miàn

Graphical User Interface (GUI) (computing)

共形
gòng xíng

conformal

隐形
yǐn xíng

invisible

原形
yuán xíng

original shape

形容词
xíng róng cí

adjective

土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái

earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body

梯形
tī xíng

trapezoid

形同
xíng tóng

tantamount to

形式发票
xíng shì fā piào

pro forma invoice

改变形像
gǎi biàn xíng xiàng

transfiguration

凸多边形
tū duō biān xíng

convex polygon

正方形
zhèng fāng xíng

square

形似
xíng sì

similar in shape and appearance

相形见绌
xiāng xíng jiàn chù

to pale by comparison (idiom)

图形卡
tú xíng kǎ

graphics card

弹性形变
tán xìng xíng biàn

elastic deformation

直角三角形
zhí jiǎo sān jiǎo xíng

right-angled triangle

三边形
sān biān xíng

triangle

原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù

original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth

无形输出
wú xíng shū chū

invisible export

无法形容
wú fǎ xíng róng

unspeakable

剪切形变
jiǎn qiē xíng biàn

shearing

形神
xíng shén

body and soul

形质
xíng zhì

form

梯次队形
tī cì duì xíng

echelon formation (military)

几何图形
jǐ hé tú xíng

geometric figure

多胞形
duō bāo xíng

polytope

外形
wài xíng

figure

复音形
fù yīn xíng

diphthong

不定形
bù dìng xíng

indeterminate form

蝶形领结
dié xíng lǐng jié

bow tie

形象艺术
xíng xiàng yì shù

visual arts

形像
xíng xiàng

form

半圆形
bàn yuán xíng

semicircular

球形
qiú xíng

spherical; ball-shaped

图形用户界面
tú xíng yòng hù jiè miàn

graphical user interface (GUI)

概形
gài xíng

scheme (in algebraic geometry)

凹凸形
āo tū xíng

crenelated

形婚
xíng hūn

sham marriage, esp. a marriage between a gay man and a lesbian arranged in response to parental expectations of a conventional marriage

词形
cí xíng

form of words (e.g. inflection, conjugation)

山形
shān xíng

Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

龙形拳
lóng xíng quán

Long Xing Quan - \Dragon Fist\ - Martial Art

形旁
xíng páng

semantic component of a phono-semantic character (e.g. component 刂[dāo] in 刻[kè])

形态
xíng tài

shape

等腰三角形
děng yāo sān jiǎo xíng

isosceles triangle

帕斯卡三角形
pà sī kǎ sān jiǎo xíng

Pascal's Triangle (math.)

得意忘形
dé yì wàng xíng

so pleased as to lose one's sense of measure

线形图
xiàn xíng tú

line chart

怒形于色
nù xíng yú sè

to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face

赋形剂
fù xíng jì

(pharm.) vehicle

两性异形
liǎng xìng yì xíng

sexual dimorphism

环形山
huán xíng shān

crater

形象大使
xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image

形上
xíng shàng

metaphysics

圆形木材
yuán xíng mù cái

log

整形
zhěng xíng

shaping

叉形
chā xíng

forked

伞形
sǎn xíng

umbrella-shaped

山形县
shān xíng xiàn

Yamagata prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

完形
wán xíng

total form

十字形
shí zì xíng

cruciform

形成
xíng chéng

to form

现形
xiàn xíng

to become visible

矫形外科
jiǎo xíng wài kē

orthopedic surgery

没有形状
méi yǒu xíng zhuàng

shapeless

平行四边形
píng xíng sì biān xíng

parallelogram

形式化
xíng shì huà

formalization

唇形科
chún xíng kē

Labiatae, the taxonomic family including lavender, mint

椭圆形办公室
tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shì

Oval office (in the White House)

形态发生素
xíng tài fā shēng sù

morphogen

形式主义
xíng shì zhǔ yì

Formalism (art)

自惭形秽
zì cán xíng huì

to feel ashamed of one's inferiority (idiom)

第一基本形式
dì yī jī běn xíng shì

(math.) first fundamental form

九边形
jiǔ biān xíng

nonagon

形体
xíng tǐ

figure

弓形虫
gōng xíng chóng

Toxoplasma gondii

马蹄形
mǎ tí xíng

horseshoe shape

正多胞形
zhèng duō bāo xíng

convex polytope

卵圆形
luǎn yuán xíng

oval

分形几何
fēn xíng jǐ hé

fractal geometry

彪形
biāo xíng

husky

动态图形
dòng tài tú xíng

animated graphics

信息图形
xìn xī tú xíng

infographic

成形
chéng xíng

to take shape

方形
fāng xíng

square

象形字
xiàng xíng zì

pictogram (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters)

十二边形
shí èr biān xíng

dodecagon

菱形
líng xíng

rhombus

五边形
wǔ biān xíng

pentagon

不规则三角形
bù guī zé sān jiǎo xíng

scalene triangle (math.)

蜥形纲
xī xíng gāng

Sauropsida, class within Chordata containing reptiles

形色
xíng sè

shape and color

弓形
gōng xíng

circular segment

形态学
xíng tài xué

morphology (in biology or linguistics)

帕斯卡六边形
pà sī kǎ liù biān xíng

Pascal's hexagon

完形填空
wán xíng tián kòng

cloze (pedagogy)

形容
xíng róng

to describe

四边形
sì biān xíng

quadrilateral

八角形
bā jiǎo xíng

octagon

圆形面包
yuán xíng miàn bāo

bun

位形空间
wèi xíng kōng jiān

configuration space (math.)

弯月形透镜
wān yuè xíng tòu jìng

meniscus lens

六角形
liù jiǎo xíng

hexagon

波形
bō xíng

wave form

象形文字
xiàng xíng wén zì

pictogram

形单影只
xíng dān yǐng zhī

(idiom) lonely soul; solitary

图形
tú xíng

picture

雏形土
chú xíng tǔ

cambisol (soil taxonomy)

形成层
xíng chéng céng

vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)

矫形
jiǎo xíng

orthopedic (e.g. surgery)

完形测验
wán xíng cè yàn

Gestalt test

海棠形
hǎi táng xíng

quatrefoil (usually elongated)

无形贸易
wú xíng mào yì

invisibles (trade)

条形燃料
tiáo xíng rán liào

fuel rods

同素异形体
tóng sù yì xíng tǐ

allotropy

遁形
dùn xíng

to vanish

身形
shēn xíng

figure (esp. a woman's)

复数形式
fù shù xíng shì

plural form (of a countable noun)

如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng

as the shadow follows the body (idiom)

官场现形记
guān chǎng xiàn xíng jì

Observations on the Current State of Officialdom, late Qing novel by Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jià]

形状
xíng zhuàng

form; shape

喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè

face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy

形同陌路
xíng tóng mò lù

to be estranged

形形色色
xíng xíng sè sè

all kinds of

形式
xíng shì

outer appearance