样式 (yàng shì) is a noun meaning 'style' or 'design', referring to the visual or structural form of something—such as clothing, websites, furniture, or documents. The character 样 (yàng) means 'appearance' or 'form', while 式 (shì) means 'pattern', 'formula', or 'manner'; together, they emphasize a standardized or characteristic way something looks or is organized. It’s commonly used in contexts involving aesthetics, functionality, or formatting.

This word appears frequently in everyday life: when choosing fonts in word processors (字体样式), browsing product categories online (服装样式), or discussing interior decoration (装修样式). Unlike the more abstract term 风格 (fēnggé, 'style' in an artistic or cultural sense), 样式 focuses on tangible, observable features—especially those that can be selected, copied, or applied uniformly. It often appears in compound terms like 模板样式 (template style) or 字体样式 (font style).