Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

体式 [tǐshì]

1. 1. form of characters or letters

   汉语拼音字母有手写体和印刷体两种体式。

   There are two forms of the Chinese phonetic alphabet, the cursive and the printed.

2. 2. [literary expression] form of literary works

   词和律诗体式不同。

   Ci poems are different in form from lüshi poems.

   这几首诗体式互不相同，不能一概而论。