Chinese word

公式

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng shì

Meaning

  • nounformula

Example

请把这个公式记下来。qǐng bǎ zhè ge gōng shì jì xià lái

Please write this formula down.

Illustration for 公式 (formula)

More examples

在证明中，我们需要先推导出新的公式。zài zhèng míng zhōng wǒ men xū yào xiān tuī dǎo chū xīn de gōng shì

In the proof, we first need to derive a new formula.

Core concept

A compact mathematical pattern that shows how changing quantities are linked and how an operation is carried out.

Common phrases

  • 数学公式shù xué gōng shì

    mathematical formula

  • 推导公式tuī dǎo gōng shì

    derive a formula

  • 用公式表示yòng gōng shì biǎo shì

    express using a formula

Similar words

方程式fāng chéng shì: A mathematical statement used to work out the value of an unknown.
等式děng shì: A statement in mathematics showing that two values or mathematical forms have the same value.
表达式biǎo dá shì: Numbers, variables, and symbols combined to show a value or an operation.

Definition in Chinese

表示变量之间的数量关系或运算规律的固定数学表达式。biǎo shì biàn liàng zhī jiān de shù liàng guān xì huò yùn suàn guī lǜ de gù dìng shù xué biǎo dá shì

Word origin

公式 (gōngshì, "formula") combines 公 (gōng, "public or common") with 式 (shì, "form or pattern"), giving the sense of a standard form shared for general use.

Usage tips

  • The English equivalent also describes a recipe or general method, but the Chinese term in this sense is strongly mathematical, so a general plan is not automatically described with it.

Other meanings

  • equationnoun

Related words

  • 公式化gōng shì huàformulateverb

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