形成
xíngchéng
to form, to take shape
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 好习惯不是一天就能形成的。Good habits are not formed in a single day.
- 这种地形是经过亿万年才形成的。This landform took shape only over hundreds of millions of years.
Collocations
形成习惯逐渐形成形成规模形成对比
Mnemonic
形 xíng "shape" + 成 chéng "to become": to take shape, to form. Where 创造 / 制造 mean to deliberately make, 形成 leans to "coming into being" through a process. Opposite of 瓦解 (to disintegrate).
Related
构成产生养成瓦解
Quick check
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