Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
公式
gōngshì
Description
“公式”常常用在数学或科学里，是一种用符号写的规则。
"公式" is often used in math or science as a rule written with symbols.
它也可以表示“官方的”，比如公司或政府正式发布的东西。
It can also mean "official," like something formally issued by a company or government.
Meanings
公式gōngshì
a mathematical or scientific formula
老师教了我们一个新公式。
The teacher taught us a new formula.
公式gōngshì
official; formal (as in official channels)
这是公司的公式网站。
This is the company's official website.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
公 (public/official) + 式 (form/pattern), literally 'official form'.
- Nuance
for 'official', 官方 is more common in speech; 公式 often mirrors Japanese usage online.
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