制式 (zhì shì) — standard (official, regulated); system (of specifications or formats)

Definition

A technical/formal term for an officially fixed 'standard' or 'format' — especially for equipment, documents, or communications. Stronger and more regulated than 格式 (general format) or 标准 (a norm or benchmark).

noun
standard (official, regulated)system (of specifications or formats)

Examples

  • 制式。
    Zhè zhǒng zhì shì wǔ qì shì jūn duì tǒng yī pèi bèi de.
    This standard-issue weapon is uniformly equipped by the military.
  • 制式。
    Suǒ yǒu wén jiàn bì xū àn zhào tǒng yī zhì shì tián xiě.
    All documents must be filled out according to the unified standard format.
  • 制式。
    Zhè ge guó jiā de tōng xìn zhì shì yǔ guó jì biāo zhǔn bù tóng.
    This country's communication system differs from international standards.

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.

制zhìregulation
式shìstyle

'制' regulation plus '式' style denotes an official standard format.

Characters in this word

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

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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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.

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