样 樣 yàng manner / pattern / way / appearance / shape / classifier: kind, type syn 走 zǒu to walk / to go / to run / to move (of vehicle) / to visit / to leave / to go away / to die (euph.) / from / through / away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]) / to change (shape, form, meaning) syn 形 xíng to appear / to look / form / shape syn 象 xiàng elephant / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / shape / form / appearance / to imitate syn 车 車 chē car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159 syn 形成 xíng chéng to form / to take shape syn 形式 xíng shì outer appearance / form / shape / formality / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 形态 形態 xíng tài shape / form / pattern / morphology syn 形状 形狀 xíng zhuàng form / shape / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 型态 型態 xíng tài form / shape / type / style / pattern 形似 xíng sì similar in shape and appearance syn 形制 xíng zhì form / shape / structure / design syn 虎符 hǔ fú tiger tally (a two-piece object made in the shape of a tiger, used in ancient China as proof of authority. One half of a tally could be issued to a military officer and this would be matched with the other half when verification was required.) syn 外形 wài xíng figure / shape / external form / contour 变形 變形 biàn xíng to become deformed / to change shape / to morph 面世 miàn shì to be published (of art, literary works etc) / to come out / to take shape / to see the light of day syn 成形 chéng xíng to take shape / shaping / forming syn 原形 yuán xíng original shape / true appearance (under the disguise) / true character syn 脸型 臉型 liǎn xíng shape of face / physiognomy 原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape / the same as before syn 摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake / fig. to take on a new lease of life syn 走失 zǒu shī lost / missing / to lose (sb in one's charge) / to get lost / to wander away / to lose (flavor, freshness, shape, hair, one's good looks etc) / to lose meaning (in translation) syn 异状 異狀 yì zhuàng unusual condition / something odd / strange shape 漏斗 lòu dǒu funnel syn 弯月 彎月 wān yuè crescent moon / crescent shape 好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best / to shape up / to fend for oneself / you're on your own 走样 走樣 zǒu yàng to lose shape / to deform syn 塑造成 sù zào chéng to shape into / to mold (into some form) / to fashion into 脸形 臉形 liǎn xíng variant of 臉型|脸型, shape of face / physiognomy 变样 變樣 biàn yàng to change (appearance) / to change shape syn 楔形 xiē xíng cuneiform (letters) / wedge-shape 回弹 回彈 huí tán (of sth that has been deformed) to spring back to original shape / (fig.) to rebound / to bounce back 十字形 shí zì xíng cruciform / cross shape 脸膛 臉膛 liǎn táng facial contour / facial shape syn 门环 門環 mén huán door knocker (in the shape of a ring) syn 走形 zǒu xíng out of shape / to lose shape / to deform syn 态 態 tài (bound form) / appearance / shape / form / state / attitude / (grammar) voice syn 马蹄形 馬蹄形 mǎ tí xíng horseshoe shape 锯齿形 鋸齒形 jù chǐ xíng sawtooth shape / zigzag 状 狀 zhuàng (bound form) form / appearance / shape / (bound form) state / condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint / lawsuit / (bound form) certificate syn 呈 chéng to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) syn 廓 kuò (bound form) extensive / vast / (bound form) outline / general shape / (bound form) to expand / to extend syn 镟 鏇 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw) 土牛木马 土牛木馬 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object 有棱有角 有稜有角 yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo (of a shape) sharp and clearcut / (of a person) definite in his opinion 八字形 bā zì xíng shape resembling the character 八 or 8 / V-shape / splayed / figure of eight 走形儿 走形兒 zǒu xíng r out of shape / to lose shape / to deform 锪孔 鍃孔 huō kǒng an enlargement at the outer end of a drilled hole, either funnel-shaped (a countersink) or cylindrical (a counterbore) 漏斗云 漏斗雲 lòu dǒu yún funnel cloud 不像样 不像樣 bù xiàng yàng in no shape to be seen / unpresentable / beyond recognition 侀 xíng shape / statute 型状 型狀 xíng zhuàng shape 丁字步 dīng zì bù T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape) 八字没一撇 八字沒一撇 bā zì méi yī piě lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 八字还没一撇儿 八字還沒一撇兒 bā zì hái méi yī piě r lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom) / fig. things have not even begun to take shape / no sign of success yet 冶容 yě róng to mold (into seductive shape) / to dress up (usu. derogatory) / to sex up syn 提梁 tí liáng handle in the shape of a hoop syn 有眉目 yǒu méi mù to begin to take shape / to be about to materialize syn 有边儿 有邊兒 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed 沱茶 tuó chá a cake of tea, commonly Pu'er tea 普洱茶[Pu3 er3 cha2], compacted into a bowl or nest shape / dome shaped tea-brick / caked tea 照原样 照原樣 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration 纸人纸马 紙人紙馬 zhǐ rén zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals 纸马 紙馬 zhǐ mǎ paper dolls for ritual use in the shape of people or animals 脑杓 腦杓 nǎo sháo the spoon shape slope on the nape 走样儿 走樣兒 zǒu yàng r to lose shape / to deform 身型 shēn xíng body shape 车轮饼 車輪餅 chē lún bǐng imagawayaki (sweet snack made of batter cooked in the shape of a car wheel, stuffed with azuki bean paste or other fillings) 面型 miàn xíng shape of face 面形 miàn xíng shape of face 改刀 gǎi dāo to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc) / (dialect) screwdriver 示现 示現 shì xiàn (of a deity) to take a material shape / to appear 具体到 具體到 jù tǐ dào to embody into / to apply to / to take the shape of / specific to 工口 ēi luó erotic (loanword mimicking the shape of Japanese katakana エロ, pronounced "ero") 手刀 shǒu dāo hand formed into a flat shape, as for a karate chop 缺角 quē jiǎo (of a square shape, such as a house plan) to have a corner missing / (fig.) to lack something / missing piece 形色 xíng sè shape and color / appearance / facial expression 中卷 zhōng juǎn adult squid, typically more than 15 cm long with a slender body and fins in the shape of a big rhombus (Tw) 大头 大頭 dà tóu big head / mask in the shape of a big head / the larger end of sth / the main part / the lion's share / dupe / sucker / (old) silver coin with a bust of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] on the obverse side syn 鹌鹑馉饳儿 鵪鶉餶飿兒 ān chún gǔ duò r a type of wonton made in a shape similar to that of a quail (in ancient times) 人字形 rén zì xíng V-shape / chevron / herringbone 拗 ǎo (dialect) to twist / to bend (in order to break sth or form it into a shape) syn 口型 kǒu xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing 嘴型 zuǐ xíng mouth shape when speaking or singing 塑形 sù xíng to shape / to mold / to sculpt / (fitness) to tone or contour the body 