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成型

chéngxíng

to take shape; to form

Hands shape a bowl from clay on a potter's wheel
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Characters in this word

成 chéng

Strokes
6
Radical
戈 — spear, lance, halberd
Made of
丁 nail 戈 spear, lance, halberd

型 xíng

Strokes
9
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
刑 punishment, penalty 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 经过三轮试点,这套基层治理模式已初步成型。 Jīngguò sān lún shìdiǎn, zhè tào jīcéng zhìlǐ móshì yǐ chūbù chéngxíng. After three rounds of pilot work, this model of grassroots governance has begun to take shape.
  • 陶土在转盘上慢慢成型,变成了一只碗。 Táotǔ zài zhuànpán shang mànmàn chéngxíng, biànchéng le yì zhī wǎn. The clay slowly takes shape on the wheel and becomes a bowl.
  • 这个计划还没有完全成型,需要大家继续讨论。 Zhè ge jìhuà hái méiyǒu wánquán chéngxíng, xūyào dàjiā jìxù tǎolùn. This plan hasn't fully taken shape yet and needs further discussion by everyone.

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