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形态 xíngtài

形态 xíngtài Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 形态 xíngtài .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xíngtài | xing2 tai4
English translation
shape
form
pattern
morphology

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Traditional form

形態

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 形态 xíngtài

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xíng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shān represents the meaning and Jǐng represents the sound.

Positional decomposition

开彡

Number of Strokes

7
tài

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xīn represents the meaning and tài represents the sound. Simplified form of tài .

Phonetic compound

tài

Semantic compound

xīn

Positional decomposition

太心

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 形态 xíngtài

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它们 tā men 达到 dádào 复杂 fùzá de 形态 xíngtài , 出现 chūxiàn 分枝 fēn zhī , 管状突起 tū qǐ .

They attain complex morphology, appearing as branched, tubular processes.

liǎng zhǒng 形态 xíngtài dōu bèi fàng 电气化 diàn qì huà ér shèng 任何 rènhé chù chá de 残余 cán yú .

Both forms are readily gasified by electrical discharge without leaving any tangible residue.

领导人 lǐng dǎo rén de lǎo 警卫 jǐng wèi men 生活 shēnghuó zài yòng 过去 guòqu de 意识形态 yì shí xíng tài 筑成 de 高墙 nèi 与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué

The old guard of leaders are closed off behind walls built of yesterday's ideology.

山谷 shān gǔ 经常 jīngcháng 以深峡谷 xiágǔ de 形态 xíngtài 存在 cúnzài

Valleys often take the form of deep canyons.

乔姆斯基 de 这篇评论 pínglùn 题为心理学 xīn lǐ xué 意识形态 yì shí xíng tài 》。

Chomsky's review is entitled "Psychology and Ideology".

形态 xíngtài Decomposition

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形态 xíngtài Compounds

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A Boy and his Dragon

Once upon a time, a Little Boy was living in a village near the woods. One day, a Dragon came out of the cave secluded in the middle of the forest and began to relentlessly follow the Little Boy, always breathing on the back of his neck, burning the young boy at his slightest misstep.

The child received refuge in an old Temple where there were no mirrors allowed, and it was forbidden to speak of life before entering the sanctum. Ancient books, hidden rooms with unimaginable treasures and beauty beyond comprehension, became part of the boy’s new life.

Time went by until, one day, the now old young boy accidentally glimpses his own reflection in a pond. The Dragon smiled back.

Come for Knowledge. Stay for Wisdom.

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