Definition
格式化 is a verb meaning 'to format' in computing (disk, drive, document) or 'to fall into a pattern' in abstract contexts (behavior, thinking). The 化 suffix turns the noun 格式 (format, pattern) into a verb meaning 'to make into a format'. In computing it's very common; in abstract use it often carries a slightly negative connotation of becoming rigid or stereotyped.
v.
(computing) to format (a disk, drive, document)(of behavior, thinking) to become stereotypedto fall into a pattern
Examples
- 格式化。Qǐng bǎ yìngpán gé shì huà yíxià.Please format the hard drive.
- 格式化。Chángqī chóngfù tóngyàng de gōngzuò huì ràng sīwéi gé shì huà.Doing the same work repeatedly over a long period can make one's thinking become stereotyped.
- 格式化。Nǐ xūyào xiān gé shì huà zhège wéndàng cáinéng dǎyìn.You need to format this document first before printing.
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