形式 (xíng shì) — outer appearance in Mandarin
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#756 most common word · HSK 5 · CEFR B2
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
形式 is pronounced xíng shì. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Huìyì cǎiqǔle xiànshàng de xíngshì.
The meeting took the form of an online session.
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What does 形式 mean?+
形式 (xíng shì) means "outer appearance" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 形式?+
形式 is pronounced xíng shì. It uses the tone 2 (rising), then the tone 4 (falling). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 形式 in Mandarin?+
形式 is the #756 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
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