HSK 5 · Ideas

形式 xíngshì “form” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 形式 means

  1. form
  2. shape
  3. formality
  4. outer appearance

Measure word 个 gè · 一个形式 yí ge xíngshì

How to say 形式

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale形xíng2nd 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

形式 in a sentence

  1. 她用数字的形式写了日期。

    Tā yòng shùzì de xíngshì xiě le rìqī.

    She wrote the date in numbers.

    Sentence #347090 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 因为人很多，今天我们会采取自助餐的形式。

    Yīnwèi rén hěn duō, jīntiān wǒmen huì cǎiqǔ zìzhùcān de xíngshì.

    There are a lot of people today, so we’ll be doing it buffet-style.

    Sentence #8692921 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 有些人认为语言是一种知识的形式。

    Yǒuxiē rén rènwéi yǔyán shì yì zhǒng zhīshi de xíngshì.

    Some people see language as a form of knowledge.

    Sentence #5458526 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 形式 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 形 (xíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
形xíngto appear
  • 开to open · kāi
  • 彡bristle · shān
The character 式 (shì) with each of its parts in a different colour
式shìtype
  • 弋shoot · yì
  • 工work · gōng

How to write 形式

形 7 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.

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

Words related to 形式

Words with 形

形容xíngróng · to describe形成xíngchéng · to form形势xíngshì · circumstances形象xíngxiàng · image形状xíngzhuàng · form情形qíngxing · situation形态xíngtài · form

Words with 式

正式zhèngshì · formal方式fāngshì · way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

现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon象征xiàngzhēng · emblem效率xiàolǜ · efficiency行为xíngwéi · action形势xíngshì · circumstances形象xíngxiàng · image形状xíngzhuàng · form性质xìngzhì · nature

FAQs

形式 (xíngshì) means “form” or “shape”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it xíngshì: xíng 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. 形式 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one form is 一个形式 (yí ge xíngshì).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 形式 from the suggestions. Typing xingshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
形式 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.