HSK 6 · Clothing

款式 kuǎnshì “style” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 款式 means

  1. style
  2. design
  3. pattern

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种款式 yì zhǒng kuǎnshì

How to say 款式

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale款kuǎn3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale式shì4th tone, falling

款式 in a sentence

  1. 这种款式的帽子现在很流行。

    Zhè zhǒng kuǎnshì de màozi xiànzài hěn liúxíng.

    This style of hat is in fashion now.

    Sentence #332554 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 款式很不错，不过有没有别的颜色？

    Kuǎnshì hěn búcuò, búguò yǒu méiyǒu biéde yánsè?

    The style is nice, but do you have it in a different colour?

    Sentence #337245 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 三十年前的时装款式又流行起来了。

    Sānshí nián qián de shízhuāng kuǎnshì yòu liúxíng qǐlai le.

    Fashions from thirty years ago have come back into style.

    Sentence #423908 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 款式 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 款 (kuǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
款kuǎnsection
  • 士scholar · shì
  • 示sign · shì
  • 欠yawn · qiànMeaning part
The character 式 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
式shìtype
  • 弋shoot · yì
  • 工work · gōng

How to write 款式

款 12 strokes · 式 6 strokes

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

Words related to 款式

Words with 款

付款fùkuǎn · to pay a sum of money贷款dàikuǎn · a loan罚款fákuǎn · to fine款待kuǎndài · to entertain (guests)条款tiáokuǎn · clause

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仪式yíshì · ceremony公式gōngshì · formula格式géshì · format模式móshì · pattern

More words: Clothing & Appearance

兜dōu · pocket风度fēngdù · manner丰满fēngmǎn · plump化妆huàzhuāng · to put on make-up面貌miànmào · appearance模样múyàng · appearance纽扣儿niǔkòur · button旗袍qípáo · qipao

FAQs

款式 (kuǎnshì) means “style” or “design”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it kuǎnshì: kuǎn with a 3rd 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. 款式 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one style is 一种款式 (yì zhǒng kuǎnshì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type kuanshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 款式 from the suggestions. Typing kuanshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
款式 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.