中国式 (Zhōng guó shì) — Chinese style, the Chinese way (often used attr… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A noun/attributive meaning 'Chinese style' or 'the Chinese way', used to label things as characteristically Chinese (e.g. 中国式管理 'Chinese-style management').

noun

Chinese stylethe Chinese way (often used attributively)

Examples

中国式。
Zhè zhǒng Zhōng guó shì zài hěn duō dì fāng dōu néng kàn dào.
This Chinese style can be seen in many places.
中国式。
Zhōng guó shì Guǎn lǐ zhù zhòng tuán duì hé zuò.
Chinese-style management emphasizes teamwork.
中国式。
Zhōng guó shì Hūn lǐ yǒu hěn duō chuán tǒng xí sú.
Chinese-style weddings have many traditional customs.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

中国China

中zhōngmiddle国guócountry

偏正Modifier + head

中国 names China and 式 means style, giving the Chinese way.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The original picture showed a flagpole with a drum in the middle, set up in the center of a field.

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 國; 国 is its simplified writing.

囗或國

Meaning part形符xíngfú

囗囗wéiclosure

Sound part声符shēngfú

或

或huò國guó

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 國 uses 囗 to show closure and 或 to give the sound.

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.

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