# 正式 (zhèngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正式 (zhèngshì) means “formal; official”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: formal; official
- Pinyin: zhèngshì (zheng4 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 会议明天九点正式开始。
  Huìyì míngtiān jiǔ diǎn zhèngshì kāishǐ.
  The meeting will officially begin at nine o'clock tomorrow.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- [式](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-style/) (shì): style; type

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-shi-formal/

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