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形成

xíng chéng

HSK 5 2-character word

What 形成 means

1. to form; to take shape

The characters in 形成

• 形xíngto appear; to look; form
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete

Example sentences

• 宇宙是怎样形成的？
  Yǔzhòu shì zěnyàng xíngchéng de?
  How was the universe formed?
• 丝绸之路形成的初衷并非是贸易。
  Sīchóuzhī Lù xíngchéng de chūzhōng bìngfēi shì màoyì.
  The original purpose of the Silk Road was not for trade.
• 阿非利康族是源在南非形成的民族。
  ā fēi lì kāng zú shì yuán zài Nánfēi xíngchéng de mínzú.
  Afrikaners are the people originated in South Africa.
• 学习地球的形成过程是很有趣的一件事。
  Xuéxí dìqiú de xíngchéng guòchéng shì hěn yǒuqù de yī jiàn shì.
  Learning about the way the Earth has formed is a very interesting thing.
• 岩石经过风化后，形成了各种奇特的形状。
  Yánshí jīngguò fēnghuà hòu, xíngchéng le gèzhǒng qítè de xíngzhuàng.
  The rocks are weathered into fantastic forms.
• 在北京，胡同是由四合院的传统居所排形成。
  Zài Běijīng, hútòng shì yóu sìhéyuàn de chuántǒng jūsuǒ pái xíngchéng.
  In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuans, the traditional courtyard residences.

Words starting with 形成

• 形成层xíng chéng céngvascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood)

Words containing 形成

• 血栓形成xuè shuān xíng chéngthrombosis

Sounds the same

Read xíng chéng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 行程journey; travel route; itinerary; distance of travel; course (of history)