公式 gōngshì formula
How to remember 公式: 公 public + 式 style = formula.
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How it is used
- A mathematical/scientific 'formula' - 数学公式 (shùxué gōngshì), 套公式 (tào gōngshì) to plug into a formula.
- Figuratively 公式化 (gōngshìhuà) means formulaic/stereotyped, a criticism of writing or art that follows a rote pattern.