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样式 (yàng shì) — style; type; pattern

Definition

样式 (yàngshì) is a fairly formal noun for 'style, type, pattern' — usually a design variant you can choose from. Use it for products and items; 风格 is for art, fashion, or personal manner; 样子 leans more toward outward appearance.

noun
styletypepattern
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 样式。
    Zhè jiàn yī fu de yàng shì hěn shí shàng.
    This piece of clothing has a very trendy style.
  • 样式？
    Nǐ xǐ huan nǎ zhǒng yàng shì de yǐ zi?
    What style of chair do you like?
  • 样式。
    Zhè kuǎn shǒu jī yǒu duō zhǒng yàng shì kě xuǎn.
    This phone model comes in multiple styles to choose from.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

样yàngshape/kind
式shìform/style

样 and 式 both evoke shape and form, so together they mean a type or style.

Characters in this word

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.

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

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.

Open 式 →
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