# 形态 (xíngtài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 形态 (xíngtài) means “shape; form; pattern”. It is part of the HSK 5 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: shape; form; pattern
- Pinyin: xíngtài (xing2 tai4)
- Traditional: 形態
- HSK 3.0 · Level 5
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 水有三种不同的形态。
  Shuǐ yǒu sān zhǒng bùtóng de xíngtài.
  Water has three different forms.

## Characters

- [形](https://hanziro.com/word/xing-shape/) (xíng): shape; form
- 态 (tài): appearance; shape

https://hanziro.com/word/xing-tai-shape/

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