Definition
复式 is an attributive word meaning 'compound' or 'complex', most commonly used in two distinct contexts: 复式楼 (duplex apartment / maisonette) in real estate, and 复式记账 (double-entry bookkeeping) in accounting. It also appears in mathematics for 'compound' or 'complex' structures (复式函数). The English gloss 'compound; complex' is accurate, but the word is not interchangeable with 复杂 (complicated) — 复式 specifically describes a structure made of two or more combined parts.
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(attributive) compounddouble (as in 复式楼 'duplex', 复式记账 'double-entry bookkeeping')(attributive) complex (in mathematics)
Examples
- 复式，，。Zhè tào fù shì lóu yǒu liǎng céng, lóu xià shì kètīng, lóu shàng shì wòshì.This duplex apartment has two floors — the living room is downstairs and the bedrooms are upstairs.
- 复式。Gōngsī cǎiyòng fù shì jìzhàng fǎ lái guǎnlǐ cáiwù.The company uses double-entry bookkeeping to manage its finances.
- 复式，。Zhège shùxué tí shèjí fù shì hánshù, xūyào zǐxì fēnxī.This math problem involves a complex function and requires careful analysis.
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