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 xíng chéng to form / to take shape
 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4]
 gé shì form / specification / format
 xíng xiàng image / form / figure / CL:個|个[ge4] / visualization / vivid
 zǔ chéng to form / to make up / to constitute
 gòu chéng to constitute / to form / to compose / to make up / to configure (computing)
 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose
 biǎo gé form / table / CL:張|张[zhang1],份[fen4]
 xíng tài shape / form / pattern / morphology
 xíng zhuàng form / shape / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yǎng chéng to cultivate / to raise / to form (a habit) / to acquire
 shēng chéng to generate / to produce / to form / to be formed / to come into being / to be born with / to be blessed with
 chéng shì form / pattern / formula / (Tw) (computing) program
 biǎo dān form (document)
 jié chéng to form / to forge (alliances etc)
 chuāng tǐ form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window)
 gé diào style (of art or literature) / form / one's work style / moral character
 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern
 dān zi list of items / bill / form / bedsheet
 xíng xiàng form / image
 zhī jiān (after a noun) between / among / amid / (used after certain bisyllabic words to form expressions indicating a short period of time, e.g. 彈指之間|弹指之间[tan2zhi3 zhi1 jian1])
 yī diǎn a bit / a little bit / (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit / (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er / a point (in a discussion etc) / (calligraphy) dot stroke (、) / one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1])
 shēn qǐng to apply for sth / application form (CL:份[fen4])
 jiǎn tǐ simplified form of Chinese characters, as opposed to traditional form 繁體|繁体[fan2 ti3]
 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4]
 pèi tào to form a complete set / compatible / matching / complementary
 tián xiě to fill in a form / to write data in a box (on a questionnaire or web form)
 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
 jiǎn chēng to be abbreviated to / abbreviation / short form
 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
 yǔ qí rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")
 fán tǐ traditional form of Chinese, as opposed to simplified form 簡體|简体[jian3 ti3]
 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour
 de of / ~'s (possessive particle) / (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun) / (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis) / (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的[pi2ge2 de5] "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的|跑堂儿的[pao3tang2r5de5] "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的[xin1 de5] "new one") / also pr. [di4] or [di5] in poetry and songs
 chēng hu to call / to address as / form of address / appellation
 níng jù to condense / to coagulate / coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets) / aggregation / coherent
 gē men Brothers! / brethren / dude (colloquial) / brother (diminutive form of address between males)
 wài xíng external form
 kòng gé blank / blank space on a form / space / / (indicating missing or illegible character)
 wén tǐ genre of writing / literary form / style / literary recreation and sporting activities
 shēn qǐng shū application / application form / petition (to higher authorities)
 xiě chéng to compile / to form through writing
 yào shuǐ medicine in liquid form / bottled medicine / lotion
 jù hé to come together (to form sth) / to assemble together / (chemistry) to polymerize
 shēn qǐng biǎo application form
 huá jī comical / funny / amusing (old pr. [gu3 ji1]) / huaji, a form of comedy performance popular in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
 gōng gong husband's father / father-in-law / grandpa / grandad / (old) form of address for a eunuch
 Bǎo gāng Baosteel, Chinese steel maker formed in a 1998 merger, then merged to form Baowu 寶武鋼鐵|宝武钢铁[Bao3 wu3 Gang1 tie3] in 2016
 biàn xiàng in disguised form / covert
 zǔ tuán to form a group or delegation
 chéng xiàng to form an image / imaging
 lǎo dì (affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy / old pal
 hé huǒ to act jointly / to form a partnership
 jì shì to keep a record of events / record / to start to form memories (after one's infancy)
 rén xíng human form / human-shaped / humanoid
 xíng tǐ figure / physique / form and structure
 tǐ xíng figure / bodily form
 zēng shēng (medicine) hyperplasia / (abbr. for 增廣生員|增广生员[zeng1guang3 sheng1yuan2]) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received
 yǐn hán to contain in a concealed form / to keep covered up / implicit
 jié méng to form an alliance / to ally oneself with / allied with / aligned / to bond with
 chēng wèi title / appellation / form of address
 dēng jì biǎo registration form
 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband
 jié bàn to go with sb / to form companionships
 zì xíng form of a Chinese character / variant of 字型[zi4 xing2]
 pèi duì to pair up / to match up / to form a pair (e.g. to marry) / to mate / matched pair
 yī bǎ shǒu working hand / member of a work team / participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手[di4 yi1 ba3 shou3])
 niáng zǐ (dialect) form of address for one's wife / polite form of address for a woman
 tài jí quán shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan / traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation / a martial art
 jiǎ gǔ wén oracle script / oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)
 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male)
 bào míng biǎo application form / registration form / CL:張|张[zhang1]
 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4]
 bō xíng wave form
 chú xíng embryonic form / miniature model
 biān duì to form into columns / to organize into teams / formation (of ships or aircraft)
 chéng piàn (of a large number of things) to form an expanse / to cover an area
 shān tǐ form of a mountain
 xì shuō dramatic form consisting of historical narration / history as jocular narrative / to stretch history for a joking story / amusing story with strained interpretations of history / to make an unreasonable comparison in jest
 tián biǎo fill a form
 tǐ cái genre / style / form of writing
 lǎo nǎi nai (coll.) father's father's mother / paternal great-grandmother / respectful form of address for an old woman
 fū zǐ Master (old form of address for teachers, scholars) / (used sarcastically) pedant
 shèng shàng courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
 qǐng ān to pay respects / to wish good health / in Qing times, a specific form of salutation (see also 打千[da3 qian1])
 zhèng zhì tǐ zhì form of government
 rén ròu to crowdsource information about sb or sth (typically as a form of vigilantism resulting in doxing) (abbr. for 人肉搜索[ren2 rou4 sou1 suo3]) / human (used attributively, as in 人肉盾牌[ren2 rou4 dun4 pai2], human shield)
 xíng yǐng bù lí inseparable (as form and shadow)
 jié yuán to form ties / to become attached (to sb, sth)
 yuán mào the original form
 kuáng yán ravings / delirious utterances / kyōgen (a form of traditional Japanese comic theater)
 gū nǎi nai paternal great-aunt (father's father's sister) / (respectful form of address for a married woman used by members of her parents' family) married daughter / (brassy self-reference used by a woman in an altercation) I / me / this lady here / (coll.) form of address for an unmarried girl or woman, expressing affection or reproach
 yǔ huà levitation (of Daoist immortal) / to become as light as a feather and ascend to heaven / (in Daoism) to become immortal / to die / of winged insects, to emerge from the cocoon in adult form / eclosion
 Yà bó Abe (short form for Abraham) / Abel, a figure of Jewish, Christian and Muslim mythologies
 lǎo zhàng sir (respectful form of address for an old man)
 zhèng tǐ form of government / system of government
 cāi mí to answer a riddle / to guess (i.e. form an opinion without much evidence)
 chéng shū to finish (writing a book) / to appear in book form / a book already in circulation
 yāo youngest / most junior / tiny / one (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers, esp. on telephone or in military) / one or ace on dice or dominoes / variant of 吆[yao1], to shout
 fán jiǎn complicated and simple / traditional and simplified form of Chinese characters
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