形式主義 Save Sign in to save words Simplified: 形式主义 xíngshìzhǔyì ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ formalism (in philosophy, art, or literary theory) excessive concern with form over substance Character by character 形(xíng)appear 式(shì)type 主(zhǔ)owner 義(yì)surname Yi A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0