1 way

2 manner

3 style

4 mode

5 pattern

6 classifier: 个 gè

1 equation

1 mode

2 method

3 pattern

1 template

2 (architecture) formwork

1 formal

2 official

1 lit. one strong beat and one weak beats in a measure of music (two beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. follow a prescribed pattern to the letter

2 scrupulous attention to detail

1 lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail

1 sand grains accumulate to make a tower a tower (idiom); by gathering small amounts one gets a huge quantity

2 many a mickle makes a muckle