式 shì — form; shape; style; pattern; formula

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shì

Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #349

shì shi4

Basic definition

  1. noun form; shape; style; pattern; formula e.g 样式式样格式
  2. noun ceremony; ritual; ceremony e.g 仪式开幕式阅兵式
  3. noun formula (in math/science) e.g 公式算式分子式

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. (形声。从工，弋( yì)声。工有“矩”的意思。本义:法度;规矩)
  2. law;moral standard;established practics;rule e.g 式度 · 式则
  3. example;model e.g 式范
  4. norm;specification;standard;fashion;form;figure e.g 新式旧式 式盘
  5. ceremony;ritual
  6. formula
  7. tense
  8. mood
verb
  1. follow the example of e.g 式型 · 式瞻
  2. set an example e.g 示规 · 示望 · 式慰 · 式好
  3. apply e.g 式昭
  4. a kind of rites e.g 式式 · 式闾 · 式路马
  5. 句首语气词。无实义

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