Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
正式
zhèngshì
Description
"正式"用来说一件事情是官方的、按照规定的，不是随便的。
"正式" is used to say that something is official, according to rules, and not casual.
比如正式的工作、正式的会议，或者正式开始做一件事。
For example, 正式 work, 正式 meetings, or 正式ly starting to do something.
Meanings
正式zhèngshì
formal; official (following proper rules)
这是一个正式的会议。
This is a formal meeting.
正式zhèngshì
officially; formally (as adverb)
我们下个月正式开始工作。
We will officially start work next month.
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Notes
- Etymology
正 (proper, correct) + 式 (form, style), literally "proper form."
- Nuance
opposite of 随便 (casual); 非正式 means "informal."
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