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公式 (gōng shì): Formula (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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公式 consists of 2 characters.

public, common, fair, impartial

pattern, model, style, formula

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 公式.

Words with 公

公司gōng sīHSK 2
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēHSK 2
公园gōng yuánHSK 3
公斤gōng jīnHSK 3
办公室bàn gōng shìHSK 3
公里gōng lǐHSK 4
高速公路gāo sù gōng lùHSK 4
公主gōng zhǔ

Words with 式

方式fāng shìHSK 4
正式zhèng shìHSK 4
仪式yí shì
形式xíng shì
新式xīn shì
样式yàng shì
格式gé shì
模式mó shì

How to Use 公式 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 公式 with other words naturally.

Subject + Predicatewith复杂

gōng公

shì式

fù复

zá杂

neutral

formula is complex

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yī一

gè个

gōng公

shì式

Adjective + Nounwith数学

shù数

xué学

gōng公

shì式

Verb + Object

tào套

yòng用

gōng公

shì式

formal

apply a formula

Example Sentences with 公式

zhè这

ge个

gōng公

shì式

hěn很

jiǎn简

dān单

neutral

a formula

neutral

mathematical formula

tuī推

dǎo导

gōng公

shì式

formal

derive a formula

。

This formula is very simple.

zhè这

ge个

wù物

lǐ理

gōng公

shì式

de的

tuī推

dǎo导

guò过

chéng程

xiāng相

dāng当

fù复

zá杂

，

xū需

yào要

zǐ仔

xì细

lǐ理

jiě解

。

The derivation process of this physics formula is quite complex and requires careful understanding.

nǐ你

jì记

de得

jì计

suàn算

fù复

lì利

shōu收

yì益

de的

nà那

ge个

jīn金

róng融

gōng公

shì式

ma吗

？

Do you remember that financial formula for calculating compound interest returns?

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shù数

xué学

kè课

shàng上

，

lǎo老

shī师

jiào教

wǒ我

men们

yí一

gè个

xīn新

de的

gōng公

shì式

。

In math class, the teacher taught us a new formula.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

sǐ死

jì记

yìng硬

bèi背

gōng公

zài在

biān编

chéng程

shí时

，

wǒ我

jīng经

cháng常

xū需

yào

jì计

suàn算

miàn面

jī积

shí时

，

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào

suī虽

rán然

zhè这

ge个

huà化

xué学

gōng公

shì式

kàn看

shì

式

，

ér而

shì是

lǐ理

jiě解

le了

qí其

bèi背

hòu后

de的

yuán原

lǐ理

。

He did not memorize the formula by rote; instead, he understood the principle behind it.

要

chá查

yuè阅

wén文

dàng档

lǐ里

de的

tè特

dìng定

gōng公

shì式

。

When programming, I often need to look up specific formulas in the documentation.

要

yòng用

dào到

yí一

gè个

jī基

běn本

de的

jǐ几

hé何

gōng公

shì式

。

When calculating area, we need to use a basic geometric formula.

qǐ

起

lái来

hěn很

chōu抽

xiàng象

，

dàn但

tā它

zài在

shí实

yàn验

zhōng中

fēi非

cháng常

shí实

yòng用

。

Although this chemical formula looks abstract, it is very practical in experiments.