形态

形態

xíngtài

noun HSK 5 #12,851

Meanings

1 form; shape; morphology
2 pattern; state

Characters

state; condition

Examples

水有三种形态：固态、液态和气态。

Shuǐ yǒu sān zhǒng xíngtài: gùtài, yètài héqì tài.

Water has three forms: solid, liquid, and gas.

这种植物的形态很特别。

Zhèzhǒng zhíwù de xíngtài hěn tèbié.

The form of this plant is very unique.

社会形态在不断变化。

Shèhuì xíngtài zài bùduàn biànhuà.

Social forms are constantly changing.

Tips

usage

意识形态 (yìshí xíngtài) = ideology — a very common political term in Chinese.

Stroke Order

形 xíng

态 tài