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Examples:bone forming the base of the spinal column—hornblende (rock-forming mineral, type of amphibole)—mortise and tenon (slot and tab forming a carpenter's joint)—form of address reserved for a queen, ancestor, emperor etc—making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers—sticks used for squeezing the fingers (old form of torture)—amphibole (silicate rock-forming mineral)—orthoclase KAlSi3O8 (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)—pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals)—Hangu Pass in modern day Henan Province, strategic pass forming the eastern gate of the Qin State during the Warring States Period (770-221 BC)—forming a continuous sheet—suffix forming adjective from verb—Truong Son Ra, mountain range forming the border between Vietnam and Laos and Kampuchea—thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea—calcite (CaCO3 as rock-forming mineral)—karst landform (weathered limestone, often forming caves)—(old form of address for one's husband) husband—rock layer forming roof of a cave or mine—plagioclase (rock-forming mineral, type of feldspar)—(orig.) tents forming the offices of a commanding officer—peptidoglycan (PG) or murein (polymer of sugars and amino acids forming cell wall)—forming groups of three or squads of five (idiom); people stand around in small clumps—(of cloud) forming or rising—T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)—Yalu River, forming part of the China-Korea border—take one's time forming the right decision—weathered limestone often forming caves—Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road—Heilongjiang river forming the border between northeast China and Russia—Amu Darya, the biggest river of Central Asia, from Pamir Aral sea, forming the boundary between Afghanistan and Tajikistan then flowing through Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan—river forming international boundary—keratin (protein forming nails and feathers etc)—olivine (rock-forming mineral magnesium-iron silicate (Mg,Fe)2SiO4)—water screen (screen formed of sprayed water droplets, used for displaying projected images, for temperature control, or for air purification)—classifier for long, narrow, flexible objects such as fish, dogs, pants; for roads and rivers; for human lives; in the expression: one heart, meaning working together for a common goal—classifier for gusts or bursts; for events of short duration such as lightning, storms, wind—classifier for rooms; Cantonese only: for shops, companies—suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding -ness or -ity—memorial the emperor (folded in accordion form)—forming a bridge between earlier and later stages—sage Emperors Shun and Yao rule every day (idiom); all for the best in the best of all possible worlds—percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)—daring act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it—oracle bone inscriptions (an early form of Chinese script)—Giardiasis, a form of gastro-enteritis caused by infection of gut by Giardia lamblia protozoan parasite—Jehovah (biblical name for God, Hebrew: YHWH)—sloping eyebrows, formed like character for "eight"—yōkan, gelatin dessert typically made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar, sold in block form—drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap)—flower-drum, a folk art form involving singing and dancing—form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty—genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand—(used as phonetic for za-ke or sack, e.g. in Saxon, Isaac)—damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense—squeezing the fingers between sticks (old form of torture)—a form of transit taxation in China introduced finance armies to suppress the Taiping Rebellion—heddle (device form warp in weaving textiles)—Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form—classifier for objects attached to or formed in rings, loops or circles—classifier for individual things or people, general, catch-all classifier—classifier for objects in a small package or pouch, such as cookies, cigarettes—classifier for wheeled vehicles; such as cars, bicycles—classifier for bagfuls of things, such as flour or cement—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—classifier for flat things, such as paper, tables, faces, bows, paintings, tickets, constellations, blankets, bedsheets—classifier for objects in a handheld bottle, vial, or flask, such a bottle of water—classifier for turns in a game, discussion, or competition—classifier for people working in the same domain—classifier for sections of plants such as bamboo or sugarcane; tree branches; class periods at school; cylindrical batteries, train carriages—classifier for groups of people, herds of animals, flocks of birds, schools of fish—classifier for light fixtures, lamps; teapots—classifier for food in bowls such as soup, rice, congee, wonton—classifier for groups of domesticated animals like pigs, cows; hair (only with modifier)—classifier for couples; objects in pairs, such as wedding rings, earrings—classifier for recurring events, often annual, such as conferences, class years in school—classifier for objects in a small box or case, such as cigarettes, chocolates, mooncakes, cassettes, CDs—classifier for brief and often sudden actions—classifier for cans of beverages, such as soda or beer—classifier for stories of buildings; layers of cakes, paint, thin glass—classifier for objects with protruding top, such as hats, tents—classifier for small objects, such as a grain of rice—classifier for heavy objects, such as machines, TVs, computers; theater performances—drowning sb. tied a rock (as a form of torture)—classifier for objects in rows such as words—classifier for chunks, lumps, or pieces of land, stones, cake, bread, candy, tofu; wristwatches—classifier for piles of things, such as trash or sand— |