公式

gōngshì
noun HSK 5 #13,260

Meanings

  1. 1 formula
  2. 2 equation

Examples

HSK 2
Tā jìzhù le suǒyǒu de shùxué gōngshì.
He memorized all the math formulas.
HSK 3
Qǐng yòng zhège gōngshì lái jìsuàn miànjī.
Please use this formula to calculate the area.
HSK 5
Zhège wùlǐ gōngshì zhǔnquè de miáoshù le shíyàn zhōng de xiànxiàng.
This physics formula accurately describes the phenomena in the experiment.

Tips

usage
公式 is used for math, physics, and chemistry formulas. 公式化 (gōngshìhuà) means 'formulaic/cookie-cutter' and is used figuratively.

Stroke Order

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shì