形成

xíng chéng

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to form
2. to take shape

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 打破 dǎ pò 打破 dǎ pò to break; to smash 使已形成的状态消失: to break; to smash

Related words

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• 产生 chǎn shēng 产生 chǎn shēng to arise; to come into being; to come about 形成的结果或出现: to arise; to come into being; to come about

Synonyms

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• 构成 gòu chéng 构成 gòu chéng to constitute 用于抽象事物的组成: to constitute

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations include 形成习惯, 形成对比, and 形成规模; avoid using with concrete physical objects like 桌子.

Common mistakes

形成 is often misused as a transitive verb with concrete objects; it is usually intransitive or takes abstract objects like 习惯 or 局面.

Example Sentences

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这种习惯需要时间才能 形成 。

This kind of habit takes time to form.

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Words Containing 形成

• 形成层 形成层 xíng chéng céng: vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)
• 血栓形成 血栓形成 xuè shuān xíng chéng: thrombosis

Child Words of 形成

• 形 形 xíng: to appear
• 成 成 chéng: to succeed