hình thức chủ nghĩa
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Meaning · English
Excessive focus on form or appearance
Literally: formalism
Examples
Việc tập trung vào hình thức chủ nghĩa khiến công ty bỏ qua những vấn đề thực sự quan trọngThe focus on formalism caused the company to overlook truly important issues
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com Vietnamese-English dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-14; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “hình thức chủ nghĩa” mean?
Excessive focus on form or appearance Literally: formalism
Is “hình thức chủ nghĩa” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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