形式

xíng shì · xing shi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. outer appearance
  2. form
  3. shape
  4. formality
  5. CL:個 / 个 (gè)

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2 examples
01

在(zài)这(zhè)儿(r)使(shǐ)用(yòng)的(de)语(yǔ)法(fǎ)形(xíng)式(shì)是(shì)现(xiàn)在(zài)进(jìn)行(xíng)时(shí)。

The grammatical form employed here is the present progressive.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by fcbond · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)次(cì)活(huó)动(dòng)只(zhǐ)是(shì)一(yì)种(zhǒng)形(xíng)式(shì),没(méi)有(yǒu)实(shí)际(jì)内(nèi)容(róng)。

This activity is just a formality with no real content.

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