| 动 take shape; form: |
| | 形成风气 become a common practice |
| | 形成鲜明的对比 form a sharp contrast |
| | 这个艺术团已经形成了独特的风格。 This performing arts troupe has evolved a style of its own. |
| | 石灰岩经地下水长时期的侵蚀，形成岩洞。 Caves are formed by the erosion of limestone by groundwater over many thousands of years. |
| | 近代自然科学是从有了实验科学之后才形成的。 Modern natural science came into being only after the emergence of experimental science. |
