"Shape" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4]
 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose
 xíng tài shape / form / pattern / morphology
 xíng zhuàng form / shape / CL:個|个[ge4]
 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour
 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern
 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type
 xíng zhì form / shape / structure / design
 xíng to appear / to look / form / shape
 xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate
 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice
 xíng shape / statute
 xíng zhuàng shape
 xíng chéng to form / to take shape
 biàn xíng deformation / to become deformed / to change shape / to morph
 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day
 chéng xíng to take shape / shaping / forming
 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character
 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance
 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy
 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before
 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life
 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation)
 yì zhuàng unusual condition / something odd / strange shape
 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to behave / to fend for oneself / you're on your own
 zǒu yàng to lose shape / to deform
 sù zào chéng to shape into / to mold (into some form) / to fashion into
 liǎn xíng variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face / physiognomy
 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape
 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back
 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape
 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.)
 liǎn táng facial contour / facial shape
 mén huán door knocker (in the shape of a ring)
 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
 zǒu xíng out of shape / to lose shape / to deform
 mǎ tí xíng horseshoe shape
齿 jù chǐ xíng sawtooth shape / zigzag
 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw)
 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition
 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop
 bā zì xíng shape resembling the character 八 / or 8 / V-shape / splayed / figure of eight
 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
 bā zì hái méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet
 tí liáng handle in the shape of a hoop
 yǒu méi mù to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize
 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
 tuó chá a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea
 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration
 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
 zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals
 nǎo sháo the spoon shape slope on the nape
 zǒu xíng r out of shape / to lose shape / to deform
 zǒu yàng r to lose shape / to deform
 shēn xíng body shape
 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings)
 miàn xíng shape of face
 miàn xíng shape of face
 shì xiàn (of a deity) to take a material shape / to appear
 jù tǐ dào to embody into / to apply to / to take the shape of / specific to
 ēi luó erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero")
 quē jiǎo (of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece
 xíng sè shape and color / appearance / facial expression
 zhōng juǎn adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw)
 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side
 ān chún gǔ duò r a type of wonton made in a shape similar to that of a quail (in ancient times)
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