HSK 5 · Ideas

样式 yàngshì “type” in Chinese

Traditional 樣式

What 样式 means

  1. type
  2. style

How to say 样式

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale样yàng4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale式shì4th tone, falling

样式 in a sentence

  1. 有其他样式吗？

    Yǒu qítā yàngshì ma?

    Do you have any other styles?

    Sentence #6158463 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 他穿衣服一向很随便，颜色、样式都无所谓。

    Tā chuān yīfu yíxiàng hěn suíbiàn, yánsè, yàngshì dōu wúsuǒwèi.

    He always dresses very casually, and doesn’t care about colour or style.

    Sentence #3709354 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 这件衣服样式倒是挺好，就是贵了点儿。

    Zhè jiàn yīfu yàngshì dàoshì tǐng hǎo, jiùshì guì le diǎnr.

    The style of this piece of clothing is really nice – it’s just a bit expensive.

    Sentence #717276 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 样式 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 样 (yàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
样yàngmanner
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 羊sheep · yángSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 羊 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with yàng.

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

How to write 样式

样 10 strokes · 式 6 strokes

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

Words related to 样式

Words with 样

怎么样zěnmeyàng · how is it那样nàyàng · that kind这样zhèyàng · this kind of一样yíyàng · the same怎样zěnyàng · how样子yàngzi · appearance同样tóngyàng · likewise模样múyàng · appearance样品yàngpǐn · sample榜样bǎngyàng · role model

Words with 式

正式zhèngshì · formal方式fāngshì · way形式xíngshì · form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

形势xíngshì · circumstances形象xíngxiàng · image形状xíngzhuàng · form性质xìngzhì · nature意义yìyì · sense因素yīnsù · element用途yòngtú · use优势yōushì · superiority

FAQs

样式 (yàngshì) means “type” or “style”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it yàngshì: yàng with a 4th 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.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 样式 is written 樣式. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yangshi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 样式 from the suggestions. Typing yangshi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
样式 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.