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形式

xíng shì · xing shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. outer appearance
  2. form
  3. shape
  4. formality
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A new kind of Mid-Autumn

  1. Dengdeng

    今年(jīnnián)我们(wǒmen)换(huàn)一种(yīzhǒng)形式(xíngshì)过(guò)中秋(zhōngqiū)吧(ba)。

    This year let's celebrate Mid-Autumn in a different way.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)形式(xíngshì)？

    What kind of way?

  3. Dengdeng

    不(bù)吃(chī)月饼(yuèbǐng)，大家(dàjiā)一起(yīqǐ)去(qù)爬山(páshān)看(kàn)月亮(yuèliang)。

    No mooncakes. We all go up a hill and watch the moon.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)，可是(kěshì)月亮(yuèliang)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)也(yě)能(néng)看(kàn)。

    Good idea, but you can see the moon downstairs too.

  5. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，那(nà)我们(wǒmen)爬(pá)到(dào)一半(yībàn)就(jiù)坐下(zuòxia)吧(ba)！

    True. Then let's climb halfway and sit down!

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2 examples
01

在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)使(shǐ)用(yòng)的(de)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)形(xíng)式(shì)是(shì)现(xiàn)在(zài)进(jìn)行(xíng)时(shí)。

The grammatical form employed here is the present progressive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)活(huó)动(dòng)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)形(xíng)式(shì)，没(méi)有(yǒu)实(shí)际(jì)内(nèi)容(róng)。

This activity is just a formality with no real content.

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形
xíng

to appear; to look

式
shì

type; form

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