正式(zhèng shì)

HSK 42 characters

formal

Character breakdown

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Example sentences

How 正式 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 这个典礼有多正式?

    zhè ge diǎn lǐ yǒu duō zhèng shì

    How formal is this ceremony?

  • 你没必要那么正式

    nǐ méi bì yào nà me zhèng shì

    You don't have to be so formal.

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