式子

shìzi

noun #36,487

Measure Word

一个式子 gè

Meanings

1 formula / expression (math)
2 posture / stance

Characters

form / pattern / formula

Examples

HSK 4

请把这个式子化简。

Qǐng bǎ zhège shìzi huà jiǎn.

Please simplify this expression.

HSK 4

他摆了一个奇怪的式子。

Tā bǎi le yīgè qíguài de shìzi.

He struck a strange pose.

Tips

usage

In modern Chinese the math sense (formula, equation) dominates, you'll see 代数式子 'algebraic expression' all over textbooks. The 'posture' sense survives mostly in martial arts and theater contexts.

Stroke Order

式 shì

子 zǐ