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形状

xíng zhuàng · xing zhuang

Traditional 形狀

HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. form; shape
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What shape is it?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)糖画(tánghuà)。

    I want to eat a sugar painting.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)买(mǎi)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这个(zhège)形状(xíngzhuàng)像(xiàng)一只(yīzhī)兔子(tùzi)。

    I will buy it. Look, this shape looks like a rabbit.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)就(jiù)要(yào)兔子(tùzi)形状(xíngzhuàng)的(de)。

    Good, I want the rabbit shape.

  4. Liangliang

    拿到(nádào)了(le)！你(nǐ)看(kàn)这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)形状(xíngzhuàng)？

    Got it! Look, what shape is this?

  5. Dengdeng

    嗯(ń)……像(xiàng)一只(yīzhī)大(dà)老鼠(lǎoshǔ)？

    Um... It looks like a big mouse?

  6. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，吃(chī)到(dào)肚子(dùzi)里(lǐ)，形状(xíngzhuàng)都(dōu)一样(yīyàng)。

    Never mind. Once it is in your stomach, every shape is the same.

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)形(xíng)状(zhuàng)像(xiàng)橙(chéng)子(zi)，味(wèi)道(dào)像(xiàng)菠(bō)萝(luó)。

This fruit is shaped like an orange and tastes like a pineapple.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Mouseneb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)房(fáng)子(zi)因(yīn)为(wèi)其(qí)少(shǎo)有(yǒu)的(de)形(xíng)状(zhuàng)被(bèi)突(tū)显(xiǎn)出(chū)来(lái)。

The house stood out because of its unusual shape.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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形
xíng

to appear; to look

状
zhuàng

accusation; suit

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