格 gé form
form; pattern; standard
How to remember 格: 木 tree + 各 each = form. The gardener trims every tree in the park so that each one has the same neat round form.
Component breakdown
格 = 木 tree + 各 each
- 木 tree
- 各 each
- 夂 pursue
- 口 mouth
The gardener trims every tree in the park so that each one has the same neat round form.
How it is used
- Bound; a pattern/standard/grid-square. 价格 (jiàgé) price, 性格 (xìnggé) personality, 表格 (biǎogé) a form/table.
- 合格 (hégé) = up to standard/qualified; 及格 (jígé) = pass a test (60%+).
- 格外 (géwài) = extraordinarily/especially: 格外小心 (géwài xiǎoxīn) take extra care.
Words with 格
- 严格yángéstrictHSK 4
- 价格jiàgépriceHSK 4
- 性格xìnggénatureHSK 4
- 表格biǎogéform (document)HSK 4
- 合格hégéqualifiedHSK 4
- 及格jígéto pass an exam or a testHSK 5
- 格外géwàiespeciallyHSK 5
- 资格zīgéqualificationsHSK 5
- 风格fēnggéstyleHSK 5
- 人格réngépersonalityHSK 7
- 格子gézilatticeHSK 7
- 格局géjústructureHSK 7
- 格式géshiformHSK 7
- 格格不入gégé-búrùinharmoniousHSK 7
- 规格guīgéstandardHSK 7
Example sentences
- 我考试合格了。 Wǒ kǎoshì hégé le.I've qualified on the exam.
- 价格增加了一倍。 Jiàgé zēngjiāle yí bèi.The price doubled.
- 他穿了件格子衬衫。 Tā chuānle jiàn gézi chènshān.He is wearing a checkered shirt.
- 老板对我的工作要求严格。 Lǎobǎn duì wǒ de gōngzuò yāoqiú yángé.The boss is strict with my work.