形式

Meaning(noun)

outer appearance; form; shape; formality

Common pattern: 以……的形式 (in the form of…).

Measure words: 个

Examples

• 这次考试的形式和去年一样。

  zhè cì kǎo shì de xíng shì hé qù nián yí yàng.

  The format of this exam is the same as last year's.

• 我们以视频的形式开会。

  wǒ men yǐ shì pín de xíng shì kāi huì.

  We hold the meeting by video.

• 不要只重视形式，内容更重要。

  bú yào zhī zhòng shì xíng shì, nèi róng gèng zhòng yào.

  Don't focus only on form; content matters more.

Easily confused

• 形状 — 形式 is form or format (考试形式); 形状 is the physical shape of an object.

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