形式 xíngshì in a sentence
Pattern (form - shape - situation)
形式 (xíngshì) means Pattern (form - shape - situation). Below are 12 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
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
内容比 形式 更重要。
Nèiróng bǐ xíngshì gèng zhòngyào.
Content matters more than form.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 形式
任何 形式 的毒品都是违法的。
Rènhé xíngshì de dúpǐn dōu shì wéifǎ de.
Drugs in any form are illegal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 毒品
任何 形式 的贿赂都是违法的。
Rènhé xíngshì de huìlù dōu shì wéifǎ de.
Bribery in any form is illegal.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贿赂
任何 形式 的骚扰都不被允许。
Rènhé xíngshì de sāorǎo dōu bú bèi yǔnxǔ.
Harassment of any kind is not permitted.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 骚扰
这种 形式 是群众喜闻乐见的。
Zhè zhǒng xíngshì shì qúnzhòng xǐwénlèjiàn de.
This is a form the public enjoys.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 喜闻乐见
他反对一切 形式 的 形式 主义。
Tā fǎnduì yíqiè xíngshì de xíngshì zhǔyì.
He opposes formalism in every shape.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 主义
任何 形式 的勾结都要受到追究。
Rènhé xíngshì de gōujié dōu yào shòudào zhuījiū.
Collusion of any kind will be investigated.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 勾结
这种药有固体和液体两种 形式 。
Zhè zhǒng yào yǒu gùtǐ hé yètǐ liǎng zhǒng xíngshì.
This medicine comes in both solid and liquid form.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 固体
任何 形式 的迫害都应该被谴责。
Rènhé xíngshì de pòhài dōu yīnggāi bèi qiǎnzé.
Persecution of any kind should be condemned.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迫害
任何 形式 的歧视都不应该存在。
Rènhé xíngshì de qíshì dōu bù yīnggāi cúnzài.
Discrimination of any kind should not exist.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 歧视
任何 形式 的暴力都不能解决问题。
Rènhé xíngshì de bàolì dōu bù néng jiějué wèntí.
No form of violence can solve a problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 暴力
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Questions about 形式
How is 形式 used in a sentence?
This page shows 12 sentences using 形式 (xíngshì, "Pattern (form - shape - situation)"), 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.
Is 形式 an HSK word?
Yes — 形式 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 形式?
The dictionary page for 形式 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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