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正式

zhèngshì

official; formal

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Characters in this word

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

式 shì

Strokes
6
Radical
弋 — to catch, to arrest
Made of
弋 to catch, to arrest 工 labor, work
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 今天正式开学。 Jīntiān zhèngshì kāi xué. School officially starts today.
  • 他正式上班。 Tā zhèngshì shàng bān. He officially starts work.
  • 我们正式见面。 Wǒmen zhèngshì jiàn miàn. We meet formally.

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