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雏形

雛形
chúxíng
noun #31,681

Meanings

  1. 1 embryonic form
  2. 2 prototype
  3. 3 rough shape
  4. 4 first model

Examples

这个项目还只是个雏形，需要继续完善。
Zhège xiàngmù hái zhǐ shì gè chúxíng, xūyào jìxù wánshàn.
This project is still just a prototype and needs further refinement.
唐代的科举制度已经具备了现代考试的雏形。
Tángdài de kējǔ zhìdù yǐjīng jùbèile xiàndài kǎoshì de chúxíng.
The Tang-dynasty imperial examination already had the embryonic form of modern testing.

Tips

memory
雏 originally means 'a young bird / chick' (note the 隹 'short-tailed bird' radical) — so 雏形 literally means 'chick-shape' / 'fledgling form'. Image: something not yet fully feathered or developed, but clearly recognizable as the future thing.
usage
Common collocations: 初具雏形 (chū jù chúxíng) 'to begin to take shape', 还是个雏形 'still just a prototype'. Used for systems, ideas, products, theories, organizations — anything in its formative stage. Compare 原型 (yuánxíng) 'prototype / archetype' which is more concrete (a working model), while 雏形 emphasizes the early, unfinished stage.

Stroke Order

雏 chú
形 xíng