Chinese word

畸形

Pronunciation

Pinyinjī xíng

Meaning

  • adjectivedeformed

Example

这个孩子的手臂有点畸形。zhè ge hái zi de shǒu bì yóu diǎn jī xíng

This child's arm is a little deformed.

Illustration for 畸形 (deformed)

More examples

房地产市场出现了畸形增长。fáng dì chǎn shì chǎng chū xiàn le jī xíng zēng zhǎng

The real estate market showed abnormal growth.

Core concept

A visible mismatch between a thing's actual shape and the regular shape it is expected to have.

Common phrases

  • 畸形增长jī xíng zēng zhǎng

    abnormal growth

  • 畸形结构jī xíng jié gòu

    distorted structure

Similar words

异常yì cháng: Unusual or unlike what is normally seen or expected.
扭曲niǔ qū: Twisted in shape or direction so that the original form is changed.
不对称bú duì chēng: Lacking balance between matching sides or corresponding parts.
不规则bù guī zé: Lacking a fixed pattern or orderly arrangement.

Definition in Chinese

指形状不规则或偏离常态的状况，既可用于医学上的病理描述，也可泛指物体或作品外观的不正常。zhǐ xíng zhuàng bù guī zé huò piān lí cháng tài de zhuàng kuàng jì kě yòng yú yī xué shàng de bìng lǐ miáo shù yě kě fàn zhǐ wù tǐ huò zuò pǐn wài guān de bú zhèng cháng

Word origin

The compound 畸形 (jīxíng, "deformed; distorted") joins 畸 (jī, "irregular") with 形 (xíng, "form") to name a form that departs from a usual pattern.

Usage tips

  • For artwork or objects, the surrounding context should identify the abnormal feature; for a person's body, factual and specific wording helps avoid sounding like a judgment.

Other meanings

  • distortedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 畸形化jī xíng huàbecome deformedverb
  • 畸形儿jī xíng érchild with a deformitynoun

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