格式
Old HSK 6
格式 (géshi) · format
格式 (géshi) means “format; form”. It is written with 2 characters: 格 (form) + 式 (formula). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 格式 is built
The characters
格 gé · form
What 格 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 各gè — each
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
式 shì · formula
What 式 is made of
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请按照这个格式写简历。Qǐng ànzhào zhège géshi xiě jiǎnlì.Please write your résumé in this format.
这个文件的格式不对。Zhège wénjiàn de géshi bú duì.This file's format is wrong.
Questions about 格式
What does 格式 mean?
格式 (géshi) means “format; form”.
How do you pronounce 格式?
格式 is pronounced géshi.
Which HSK level is 格式?
格式 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 表格biǎogéform
- 合格hégéqualified
- 价格jiàgéprice
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 资格zīgéqualification
- 风格fēnggéstyle
- 格外géwàiespecially
- 及格jígéto pass (an exam)
- 严格yángéstrict
- 格局géjúlayout
Learn 格式 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 64: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.