式 (shì) means Form (style - pattern). Below are 24 of the 49 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他参加了开幕 式 。
Tā cānjiā le kāimùshì.
He attended the opening ceremony.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 开幕式
考试的形 式 变了。
Kǎoshì de xíngshì biàn le.
The format of the exam has changed.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形式
仪 式 简单而庄重。
Yíshì jiǎndān ér zhuāngzhòng.
The ceremony was simple and solemn.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 仪式
内容比形 式 更重要。
Nèiróng bǐ xíngshì gèng zhòngyào.
Content matters more than form.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形式
这是一个正 式 的会议。
Zhè shì yí ge zhèngshì de huìyì.
This is a formal meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 正式
他的生活方 式 很健康。
Tā de shēnghuó fāngshì hěn jiànkāng.
His lifestyle is very healthy.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 方式
这件衣服的样 式 很新。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de yàngshì hěn xīn.
The style of this garment is new.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 样式
生活没有固定的公 式 。
Shēnghuó méiyǒu gùdìng de gōngshì.
Life has no fixed formula.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公式
开幕 式 办得非常隆重。
Kāimùshì bàn de fēicháng lóngzhòng.
The opening ceremony was staged very grandly.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 隆重
这种经营模 式 很成功。
Zhè zhǒng jīngyíng móshì hěn chénggōng.
This business model is very successful.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 模式
开学仪 式 在操场举行。
Kāixué yíshì zài cāochǎng jǔxíng.
The opening ceremony was held on the sports ground.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 仪式
他应邀出席了开幕 式 。
Tā yìngyāo chūxí le kāimùshì.
He attended the opening ceremony by invitation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 应邀
仪 式 的气氛十分庄严。
Yíshì de qìfēn shífēn zhuāngyán.
The atmosphere of the ceremony was most solemn.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 庄严
每个人的学习方 式 不同。
Měi ge rén de xuéxí fāngshì bùtóng.
Everyone has a different way of learning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 方式
我参加了一场中 式 婚礼。
Wǒ cānjiā le yì chǎng zhōngshì hūnlǐ.
I attended a Chinese-style wedding.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 婚礼
开幕 式 在晚上八点开始。
Kāimùshì zài wǎnshang bā diǎn kāishǐ.
The opening ceremony starts at eight in the evening.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 开幕式
请按照统一的格 式 填写。
Qǐng ànzhào tǒngyī de géshì tiánxiě.
Please fill it in according to the standard format.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 格式
这个文件的格 式 打不开。
Zhège wénjiàn de géshì dǎ bu kāi.
This file's format cannot be opened.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 格式
剪彩仪 式 定在上午十点。
Jiǎn cǎi yíshì dìng zài shàngwǔ shí diǎn.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for ten in the morning.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 剪彩
新任校长今天正 式 就职。
Xīnrèn xiàozhǎng jīntiān zhèngshì jiù zhí.
The new principal formally took office today.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 就职
这件衣服的款 式 很新颖。
Zhè jiàn yīfu de kuǎnshì hěn xīnyǐng.
The style of this garment is very novel.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 款式
新图书馆已经正 式 落成。
Xīn túshūguǎn yǐjīng zhèngshì luòchéng.
The new library has been formally completed.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 落成
Reading these is one thing; producing 式 yourself is another. Cloze in Context takes a sentence from this same bank, removes one word and asks you to put it back — beginner, intermediate and advanced.
From the travel phrasebook
付款方 式 是什么？
Fùkuǎn fāngshì shì shénme?
What are the payment terms?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
式 appears in 49 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 式
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 式
How is 式 used in a sentence?
This page shows 49 sentences using 式 (shì, "Form (style - pattern)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 式 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 式 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 式?
The dictionary page for 式 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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