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xíng shì
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. outer appearance
  2. 2. form
  3. 3. shape
  4. 4. formality

Words Containing 形式

重形式轻内容
zhòng xíng shì qīng nèi róng

heavy on form, light on substance

流于形式
liú yú xíng shì

to become a mere formality

形式化
xíng shì huà

formalization

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

形式主义
xíng shì zhǔ yì

Formalism (art)

第一基本形式
dì yī jī běn xíng shì

(math.) first fundamental form

现代形式
xiàn dài xíng shì

the modern form

形式发票
xíng shì fā piào

pro forma invoice

复数形式
fù shù xíng shì

plural form (of a countable noun)

走形式
zǒu xíng shì

to go through the formalities

Child Words of 形式

式
shì

type

形
xíng

to appear

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