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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

形式 [xíngshì]
  1. 1. noun form

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

形式 [xíngshì]
  1. 1. form; shape; formality; format;mode
    以公开信形式提出建议
    put suggestions in the form of an open letter
    组织形式
    organizational makeup
    艺术形式
    art form

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

形式 [xíngshì]
  1. 1. 事物的外形、结构等
    形式多样。
    房屋建筑形式各不相同。
  2. 2. 表现内容的方式方法(跟"内容"相区别)
    内容丰富,形式完美。

Examples

词曲开始时都是和乐的艺术形式,发展到后来成为独立的文学形式
Both Ci and Qu were art forms of chords at the beginning. Later they developed into independent literary forms.
请你给墙报写些东西。不拘形式,文章、诗,都可以。
Please write something for the wall newspaper. Any form will do—poetry or prose.
形式多样
diversified in form
音乐创作的形式是多种多样的。
The forms of musical composition are many and varied.
根除一切形式的殖民主义
eradicate all forms of colonialism
斤斤于表面形式
be particular about matters of form
拘泥于形式
rigidly adhere to form; be formalistic
鲁迅用冷嘲热讽的杂文形式与黑暗统治势力作战。
Lu Xun used burning satire and freezing irony, cast in the form of essays, to do battle against the rule of the forces of darkness.
内容和形式的统一
unity of content and form
内容是主要的,形式还在其次。
Content comes first, form second.

Collocations

组织形式
an organization form
艺术形式
art form
不拘形式
to not be particular about form
形式多样
to be in various forms
形式
to have a beautiful form
形式主义
to pay attention to form

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

形式 vs. 形状

形式 vs. 形状
xíngshì vs. xíngzhuàng

Both 形式 and 形状 mean “ the appearance of something”, but they have different meanings and usages. 形式 means “ the form, shape, construction, etc”. It can be applied to both concrete and abstract things. 形状means “ the appearance” and is applied to concrete things. 形式and 形状in the following examples are not interchangeable.
(1) 教育的形式可以是多种多样的,不一定必须要在教室里上课。
(2) 你必须在月底之前向学校提供一份书面形式的材料。
(3) 婚姻并非爱情的唯一形式
(4) 天空中的云朵有多种多样的形状,每时每刻都在变化。
(5) 这块木头的形状很特别,很适合做根雕。
(6) 风没有形状,也没有颜色,但是在孩子们的想象中却有了各种各样的形状和颜色。

名词“形式”、“形状”都表示事物的某种形态、样子,但词义和使用范围不同。“形式”指事物的外观、结构,表现事物的方式、手段等,可用于具体或抽象的事物。而“形状”指事物外表的样子,用于具体事物。下列各例中“形式”和“形状”是不能互换的。

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