HSK 6 · Ideas

格式 géshì “format” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 格式 means

  1. format
  2. form
  3. specification

How to say 格式

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale格gé2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale式shì4th tone, falling

格式 in a sentence

  1. 我不小心格式化了你的硬盘。

    Wǒ bù xiǎoxīn géshìhuà le nǐ de yìngpán.

    I accidentally formatted your hard drive.

    Sentence #10472678 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 格式 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 格 (gé) with each of its parts in a different colour
格gésquare; lattice; grid; frame
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 各individual · gèSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 各 (gè) hints at the sound. Compare it with gé.

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

How to write 格式

格 10 strokes · 式 6 strokes

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

Words related to 格式

Words with 格

合格hégé · to meet the standard required严格yángé · strict价格jiàgé · price表格biǎogé · form性格xìnggé · nature及格jígé · to pass an exam or a test资格zīgé · qualifications风格fēnggé · style格外géwài · especially格局géjú · structure

Words with 式

正式zhèngshì · formal方式fāngshì · way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模式móshì · pattern

More words: Ideas & Concepts

高峰gāofēng · peak高涨gāozhǎng · to rise格局géjú · structure根源gēnyuán · root功效gōngxiào · effect光彩guāngcǎi · glory光辉guānghuī · radiance光荣guāngróng · glory

FAQs

格式 (géshì) means “format” or “form”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it géshì: gé with a 2nd 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. 格式 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type geshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 格式 from the suggestions. Typing geshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
格式 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.