形态 (xíng tài) — shape, form; pattern, morphology
Definition
形态 (xíngtài) means the shape or form of something — concrete (a mountain's outline) or abstract (social patterns). More academic/scientific than 样子, and broader than 形状 (which is only physical shape).
noun
shapeformpatternmorphology
Examples
- 形态。Shān de xíng tài xiàng yì zhī lǎo hǔ.The shape of the mountain is like a tiger.
- 形态。Shēng wù xué jiā yán jiū le zhè zhǒng zhí wù de xíng tài.Biologists studied the morphology of this plant.
- ，形态。Suí zhe jīng jì fā zhǎn, shè huì xíng tài yě zài biàn huà.With economic development, social patterns are also changing.
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