中国式

中國式
Zhōngguóshì
adjective #42,946

Meanings

  1. 1 Chinese-style
  2. 2 in the Chinese manner
  3. 3 typically Chinese (of a social habit)

Examples

HSK 4
Zhōngguóshì jiāzhǎng zǒng xǐhuan ná zìjǐ de háizi hé biéren jiā de háizi bǐ.
Chinese-style parents are always comparing their child with other people's children.
HSK 5
Zhè zuò fángzi shì Zhōngguóshì de jiànzhù.
This house is a Chinese-style building.

Tips

usage
Country name + 式 makes a "-style" adjective: 中国式, 法国式. The short form is 中式. In official language 中国式现代化 is the "Chinese path to modernization".
culture
Online, 中国式 + noun names a habit seen as typically Chinese, often wryly: 中国式过马路 "Chinese-style road crossing" (crossing on red as soon as enough people gather), 中国式家长 "Chinese-style parents".

Stroke Order

中 zhōng
国 guó
式 shì