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家庭式 (jiā tíng shì) — (adjective) family-style, homely

Definition

A '-式' suffix adjective meaning 'family-style' — describes a place or way of doing things designed to feel like home (cozy, communal, informal).

adjective
family-stylehomely

Examples

  • 家庭式，。
    Zhè ge lǚ guǎn shì jiā tíng shì de, gǎn jué hěn wēn xīn.
    This hotel is family-style; it feels very cozy.
  • 家庭式，。
    Tā men xǐ huan jiā tíng shì de cān tīng, dà jiā yì qǐ chī fàn hěn rè nao.
    They like family-style restaurants where everyone eats together cheerfully.
  • 家庭式。
    jiā tíng shì De guǎn lǐ fāng shì ràng yuán gōng jué de xiàng yì jiā rén.
    The family-style management makes employees feel like one family.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

家庭family
家jiāhome庭tíngcourtyard
联合Coordinate
式shìstyle

The style of a family gives the sense of family-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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
宀宀miánroof
Sound part声符shēngfú
𢑓
𢑓𢑓家jiā
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The early drawing of 家 showed a roof 宀 over a male-pig sign 𢑓 that gave the pronunciation; the lower part later changed shape.

Open 家 →

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
广广guǎng
Sound part声符shēngfú
廷
廷tíng庭tíng
Same sound today

庭 combines 广 with 廷. The 廷 part gives the sound, and 广 is the meaning part.

Open 庭 →

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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