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正式

zhèng shì · zheng shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. formal; official
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  1. Dengdeng

    比赛(bǐsài)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)正式(zhèngshì)开始(kāishǐ)？

    When does the game officially start?

  2. Liangliang

    三点(sāndiǎn)正式(zhèngshì)开始(kāishǐ)。

    It officially starts at three.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)练习(liànxí)吗(ma)？

    So now is practice?

  4. Liangliang

    对(duì)，现在(xiànzài)是(shì)练习赛(liànxísài)。

    Yes. This is a practice game.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)进(jìn)了(le)三个(sāngè)球(qiú)！

    I just scored three goals!

  6. Liangliang

    那些(nàxiē)不(bù)算(suàn)，三点(sāndiǎn)才(cái)正式(zhèngshì)开始(kāishǐ)。

    Those do not count. It officially starts at three.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

您(nín)没(méi)必(bì)要(yào)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)一(yí)个(gè)正(zhèng)式(shì)的(de)演(yǎn)讲(jiǎng)。

You don't need to prepare a formal speech.

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

02

毕(bì)业(yè)典(diǎn)礼(lǐ)上(shàng)，校(xiào)长(zhǎng)正(zhèng)式(shì)宣(xuān)布(bù)了(le)优(yōu)秀(xiù)毕(bì)业(yè)生(shēng)的(de)名(míng)单(dān)。

At the graduation ceremony, the principal officially announced the list of outstanding graduates.

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正
zhèng

straight; upright

式
shì

type; form

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