态 (tài): (bound form), appearance, shape
态 (tài) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form).” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 太 (phonetic) and 心 (semantic). It ranks #528 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 态 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- (bound form)
- appearance
- shape
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 态
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 状态noun | zhuàng tài | condition | 5 |
| 态度noun | tài du | manner | 4 |
| 动态noun/adjective | dòng tài | movement | 6 |
| 心态noun | xīn tài | attitude (of the heart) | 5 |
| 生态noun | shēng tài | ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment) | 6 |
| 形态noun | xíng tài | shape | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 变态verb | biàn tài | to metamorphose (biology) |
| 事态noun | shì tài | situation |
| 姿态noun | zī tài | attitude |
| 病态noun | bìng tài | morbid or abnormal state |
| 表态verb | biǎo tài | to declare one's position |
| 失态verb | shī tài | to forget one's manners |
| 液态noun | yè tài | liquid (state) |
| 紧急状态noun | jǐn jí zhuàng tài | state of emergency |
| 体态noun | tǐ tài | figure |
| 常态noun | cháng tài | normal state |
| 意识形态 | yì shí xíng tài | ideology |
| 神态noun | shén tài | appearance |
| 仪态noun | yí tài | bearing |
| 静态noun | jìng tài | static |
| 气态noun | qì tài | gaseous state (physics) |
态 appears in 100 compound words: 6 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 27 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 态 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
to return to one's old bad habits; to relapse into a former undesirable state
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 态.
Example Sentences
他对待工作的态度非常认真，值得学习。
Tā duìdài gōngzuò de tàidu fēicháng rènzhēn, zhíde xuéxí.
His attitude toward work is very serious and worth learning from.
...园“玩”出“花样”新年味 科技、运动、生态为游客解锁多元游园新体验
. . . yuán wán chū huā yàng xīn nián wèi kē jì , yùn dòng , shēng tài wéi yóu kè jiě suǒ duō yuán yóu yuán xīn tǐ yàn
... The park "plays" with "tricks" New Year's flavor Technology, sports and ecology unlock a variety of new experiences for tourists
告别假期疲惫感 三招重启身心好状态
gào bié jiǎ qī pí bèi gǎn sān zhāo chóng qǐ shēn xīn hǎo zhuàng tài
Say goodbye to holiday fatigue and three tricks to restart your body and mind in a good state
晨光追击│“丰盛”佳态洋溢
chén guāng zhuī jī fēng shèng jiā tài yáng yì
Morning light pursuit│"Abundant" is full of beauty
“文旅+”业态提质升级,山东新春假日文旅消费场景更..
wén lǚ yè tài tí zhì shēng jí , shān dōng xīn chūn jiǎ rì wén lǚ xiāo fèi chǎng jǐng gēng . .
"Culture and Tourism +" industry to improve the quality of upgrading, Shandong New Year's Holiday Culture and Tourism Consumption Scenarios more...
斯洛伐克政府宣布进入国家石油紧急状态
sī 洛 fá kè zhèng fǔ xuān bù jìn rù guó jiā shí yóu jǐn jí zhuàng tài
The Slovak government has declared a national oil emergency.
我对他的态度变了。
Wǒ duì tā de tàidu biàn le.
My attitude towards him changed.
她开始对生态学感兴趣，是受到他的影响。
Tā kāishǐ duì shēngtàixué gǎn xìngqù, shì shòudào tā de yǐngxiǎng.
It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology.
自从手术后，我父亲一直处于良好的状态。
Zìcóng shǒushù hòu, wǒ fùqīn yīzhí chǔyú liánghǎo de zhuàngtài.
My father has been in good shape since his operation.
老人采取了傲慢的态度。
Lǎorén cǎiqǔ le àomàn de tàidu.
The old man assumed an impudent attitude.
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