古典式

gǔdiǎnshì

adjective #37,263

Meanings

1 classical-style
2 classical-form (esp. Greco-Roman wrestling)

Characters

canon, standard, ceremony

type, style, form

Examples

古典式摔跤是奥运会项目之一。

Gǔdiǎnshì shuāijiāo shì Àoyùnhuì xiàngmù zhī yī.

Greco-Roman wrestling is one of the Olympic events.

她家的家具是古典式的。

Tā jiā de jiājù shì gǔdiǎnshì de.

Her family's furniture is in classical style.

Tips

usage

In sports vocabulary 古典式 is the standard Chinese term for Greco-Roman — 古典式摔跤 (gǔdiǎnshì shuāijiāo) 'Greco-Roman wrestling' (no leg holds), contrasted with 自由式摔跤 (zìyóushì shuāijiāo) 'freestyle wrestling.' Outside sports it just means 'classical-style,' used for furniture, architecture, fashion.

Stroke Order

古 gǔ

典 diǎn

式 shì