各式各样 (gè shì gè yàng) — all kinds of, various types of | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Idiom for a great variety of types or styles, often modifying a noun with 的. Similar in meaning to 各种 but adds emphasis on variety across forms/kinds.

idiom

all kinds ofvarious types of

Examples

各式各样。
Zhè ge shāng diàn lǐ mài gè shì gè yàng de wán jù.
This store sells all kinds of toys.
各式各样。
Tā xǐ huan cháng shì gè shì gè yàng de cài.
He likes to try all sorts of dishes.
，各式各样。
Zài tú shū guǎn lǐ, nǐ néng zhǎo dào gè shì gè yàng de shū.
In the library, you can find various kinds of books.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

各式each form

各gèeach式shìform

偏正Modifier + head

各样each kind

各gèeach样yàngkind

偏正Modifier + head

各式 covers every form and 各样 every kind, giving all sorts.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

夂口各

夂夂zhǐsole of foot
口口kǒu

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

弋工式

Meaning part形符xíngfú

工工gōngwork

Sound part声符shēngfú

弋

弋yì式shì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

式 pairs 工, meaning work, with 弋, which gives the sound.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

夂口各

夂夂zhǐsole of foot
口口kǒu

各 shows a sole of a foot (夂) coming into an entrance (口), for the sense of coming or entering.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 樣; 样 is its simplified writing.

木羕樣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwood

Sound part声符shēngfú

羕

羕yàng樣yàng

Same sound today

For 样, the traditional form 樣 pairs 木 (wood) with 羕 as a sound part.

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