HSK 6 · Adjectives

典型 diǎnxíng “typical” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 典型 means

  1. typical
  2. typical case
  3. model
  4. archetype
  5. representative

How to say 典型

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale典diǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale型xíng2nd tone, rising

典型 in a sentence

  1. 他们是典型的年轻人。

    Tāmen shì diǎnxíng de niánqīngrén.

    They’re typical young people.

    Sentence #4674461 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 典型 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 典 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
典diǎncanon
  • 曲crooked · qū
  • 八eight · bā

Memory aidThe top was once 册, a bundle of bamboo books, resting on a stand: important books, as in 词典 (cídiǎn) “dictionary”.

The character 型 (xíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
型xíngmould
  • 刑punishment · xíngSound part
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 刑 (xíng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xíng.

How to write 典型

典 8 strokes · 型 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

典型 (diǎnxíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 典型 (diǎnxíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 典型

Words with 典

词典cídiǎn · dictionary字典zìdiǎn · dictionary (of characters)经典jīngdiǎn · classic古典gǔdiǎn · classical典礼diǎnlǐ · ceremony

Words with 型

大型dàxíng · large类型lèixíng · type造型zàoxíng · shape模型móxíng · model

More words: Adjectives

脆弱cuìruò · fragile粗鲁cūlǔ · rude得力délì · capable得天独厚détiāndúhòu · richly endowed by nature丢三落四diūsānlàsì · forgetful短促duǎncù · brief端正duānzhèng · upright对称duìchèn · symmetrical

FAQs

典型 (diǎnxíng) means “typical” or “typical case”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it diǎnxíng: diǎn with a 3rd tone, then xíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 典型 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type dianxing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 典型 from the suggestions. Typing dianxing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
典型 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.