chéng​xíng

forming

成形 chéng​xíng
forming noun
the technical process of molding or giving a specific shape to a material

This kind of plastic takes shape quickly once it is heated in the mold.

take shape verb
to develop into a definite form or structure

The embryo begins to take shape in the fourth week of pregnancy.

Frequency

Written text
4.88 per million

Sources

Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)