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形态
xíngtài
Description
“形态”指一个东西的样子、形状或存在的方式。
"形态" refers to the appearance, shape, or mode of existence of something.
它常用在科学、语言或社会等比较正式的话题里，比如说“水有三种形态”。
It is often used in formal topics like science, language, or society, for example, "Water has three 形态."
Meanings
形态xíngtài
form; shape; the way something exists
水有三种形态。
Water has three states.
形态xíngtài
pattern or structure of a system
这种社会形态很特别。
This social form is very special.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
形 (form/shape) + 态 (state/condition), together meaning the form or state of something.
- Nuance
more abstract and formal than 形状, which refers to concrete physical shape.
In videos
“是一个特别好的双向视角的记录形态”
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