形状 (形狀)
xíng zhuàng
Pinyin

Definition

形状 (形狀)
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xíng zhuàng
  1. form
  2. shape
  3. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

形容
xíng róng
  1. 1 to describe
  2. 2 description
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 look
形式
xíng shì
  1. 1 outer appearance
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 shape
  4. 4 formality
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape
形状
xíng zhuàng
  1. 1 form
  2. 2 shape
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid

Idioms (13)

原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
奇形怪状
qí xíng guài zhuàng
  1. 1 fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
如影随形
rú yǐng suí xíng
  1. 1 as the shadow follows the body (idiom)
  2. 2 closely associated with each other
  3. 3 to follow relentlessly

Sample Sentences

比如枯叶蝶顾名思义，它的颜色和形状就像一片枯叶一样，所以当它停在树枝上时，乍看之下就跟普通的叶子一样。
bǐrú kūyèdié gùmíngsīyì ，tā de yánsè hé xíngzhuàng jiù xiàng yī piàn kūyè yīyàng ，suǒyǐ dāng tā tíng zài shùzhī shàng shí ，zhàkànzhīxià jiù gēn pǔtōng de yèzi yīyàng 。
For example, the Orange Oakleaf, as evident from its name, has wings that are of the colors of a dead leaf. So when it lands on a branch, it looks exactly like a normal leaf at a glance.
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瓷枕的形状多种多样，夏夜里枕着瓷枕入睡，身心自然凉爽、畅快。
cízhěn de xíngzhuàng duōzhǒngduōyàng ，Xià yèli zhěn zhe cízhěn rùshuì ，shēnxīn zìrán liángshuǎng 、chàngkuài 。
Porcelain pillows come in different shapes and sizes. Sleeping on such pillows in the summer nights keep you feeling cool and comfortable.
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没错，各地年夜饭都不太一样呢，像北方年夜饭就是饺子，那味道真是绝了！再说饺子形状像“元宝”，特别吉祥，也代表了来年财运滚滚。
méicuò ，gèdì niányèfàn dōu bùtài yīyàng ne ，xiàng běifāng niányèfàn jiùshì jiǎozi ，nà wèidao zhēn shì juéle ！zài shuō jiǎozi xíngzhuàng xiàng “yuánbǎo ”，tèbié jíxiáng ，yě dàibiǎo le láinián cáiyùn gǔngǔn 。
That's right, Chinese New Year's dinner differs in different places, like for example, in northern China the New Year's dinner is jiaozi dumplings, which taste amazing! And jiaozi dumplings are shaped like ingots, meaning their particularly lucky, and because you boil them, they represent fortunes bubbling up for you in the New Year.
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不同的形状
bù tóng de xíng zhuàng
different shapes
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这样吧，弄个定制蛋糕！看你想要什么形状。
zhèyàng ba ，nòng gè dìngzhì dàngāo ！kàn nǐ xiǎngyào shénme xíngzhuàng 。
How about getting a custom made cake! Think about what shape you'd like.
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是吧？喜欢什么形状？
shì ba ？xǐhuan shénme xíngzhuàng ？
Doesn't it? What shape do you want?
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按照形状和口味，粽子可以分成北方粽和南方粽，南方粽大部分是咸的，也比较大。
ànzhào xíngzhuàng hé kǒuwèi ，zòngzi kěyǐ fēn chéng běifāngzòng hé nánfāngzòng ，nánfāngzòng dàbùfēn shì xián de ，yě bǐjiào dà 。
According to their shape or flavour, sticky rice dumplings can be divided into northern or southern dumplings. Southern dumplings are usually savoury and larger in size.
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那个"赞"就像一个心一样的形状，或者是一个大拇指。
nà gè "zàn "jiù xiàng yī gè xīn yīyàng de xíngzhuàng ，huòzhě shì yī gè dàmǔzhǐ 。
The “like” can be in the shape of a heart or a thumbs up.
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这个玩具是教小朋友认识不同的形状的。
zhè gè wánjù shì jiāo xiǎopéngyou rènshi bùtóng de xíngzhuàng de 。
This toy teaches children to recognize different shapes.
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把这些不同形状的积木放进这辆车里？
bǎ zhèxiē bùtóng xíngzhuàng de jīmù fàng jìn zhè liàng chē lǐ ？
You put these differently shaped blocks into the car?
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