HSK 5 · Ideas

方式 fāngshì “way” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 方式 means

  1. way
  2. manner
  3. style
  4. mode
  5. pattern
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • method
  • pattern (of behaviour etc)

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种方式 yì zhǒng fāngshì

How to say 方式

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale方fāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale式shì4th tone, falling

方式 in a sentence

  1. 她不喜欢我说话的方式。

    Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ shuōhuà de fāngshì.

    She doesn’t like the way I speak.

    Sentence #332617 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他适应了新的生活方式。

    Tā shìyìng le xīn de shēnghuó fāngshì.

    He got used to the new way of life.

    Sentence #611536 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 你用什么方式释放压力？

    Nǐ yòng shénme fāngshì shìfàng yālì?

    How do you relieve stress?

    Sentence #9955802 from Tatoeba

How 方式 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 方 (fāng) drawn as one shape
方fāngsquare

方 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 式 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
式shìtype
  • 弋shoot · yì
  • 工work · gōng

How to write 方式

方 4 strokes · 式 6 strokes

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

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

Words related to 方式

Words with 方

北方běifāng · north地方dìfang · place方便fāngbiàn · convenient南方nánfāng · the south西方xīfāng · the West东方dōngfāng · the East方便面fāngbiànmiàn · instant noodles方法fāngfǎ · method方面fāngmiàn · respect方向fāngxiàng · direction

Words with 式

正式zhèngshì · formal形式xíngshì · form样式yàngshì · type开幕式kāimùshì · opening ceremony款式kuǎnshì · style仪式yíshì · ceremony公式gōngshì · formula格式géshì · format模式móshì · pattern

More words: Ideas & Concepts

措施cuòshī · measure单元dānyuán · unit (forming an entity)道理dàoli · reason方案fāng'àn · plan范围fànwéi · range概念gàiniàn · concept个人gèrén · individual个性gèxìng · individuality

FAQs

方式 (fāngshì) means “way” or “manner”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fāngshì: fāng with a 1st tone, then shì with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 方式 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one way is 一种方式 (yì zhǒng fāngshì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fangshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 方式 from the suggestions. Typing fangshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
方式 is an HSK 5 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.