模 (mó): to imitate, model, norm
模 (mó) is a Chinese character meaning “to imitate.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 莫 (phonetic). It ranks #689 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 模 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- to imitate
- model
- norm
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 模
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 模仿verb | mó fǎng | to imitate | 6 |
| 模型noun | mó xíng | model | 6 |
| 一模一样phrase | yī mú yī yàng | (idiom) exactly alike | 6 |
| 模式noun | mó shì | mode | 5 |
| 模样noun | mú yàng | look | 6 |
| 模拟verb | mó nǐ | imitation | 6 |
| 模糊adjective/verb | mó hu | vague | 5 |
| 规模noun | guī mó | scale | 5 |
| 模特儿noun | mó tè r | (fashion) model (loanword) | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 模特noun | mó tè | (fashion) model (loanword) |
| 大规模adjective | dà guī mó | large scale |
| 模范noun | mó fàn | model |
| 超模noun | chāo mó | supermodel |
| 名模noun | míng mó | top fashion model |
| 装模作样 | zhuāng mó zuò yàng | (idiom) to put on an act |
| 模子noun | mú zi | mold |
| 楷模noun | kǎi mó | model |
| 模块noun | mó kuài | module (in software) |
| 模板noun | mú bǎn | template |
| 模具noun | mú jù | (manufacturing) mold |
| 模棱两可phrase | mó léng liǎng kě | equivocal |
| 像模像样 | xiàng mú xiàng yàng | solemn |
| 模拟器noun | mó nǐ qì | emulator |
| 模糊不清phrase | mó hu bù qīng | indistinct |
模 appears in 100 compound words: 38 as the first character, 32 as the last, and 30 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 模 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
Showing 11 of 12 idioms containing 模.
Example Sentences
这个模型制作得很精细，细节处理得很好。
Zhè gè móxíng zhìzuò de hěn jīngxì, xìjié chǔlǐ de hěn hǎo.
This model is made very finely, with details handled very well.
凌晨2:34 新北坪林区规模4.0地震 最大震度汐止2级
líng chén 2 : 3 4 xīn běi píng lín qū guī mó 4 . 0 dì zhèn zuì dà zhèn dù 汐 zhǐ 2 jí
At 2:34 a.m., a magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred in Pinglin District, New Taipei, with a maximum seismic intensity of Xizhi 2
智谱认GLM-5大模型犯三错误
zhì pǔ rèn G L M 5 dà mó xíng fàn sān cuò wù
Zhipu recognizes that the GLM-5 model made three mistakes
台股金蛇年这7档规模翻倍增 吸金力道猛
tái gǔ jīn shé nián zhè 7 dàng guī mó fān bèi zēng xī jīn lì dào měng
The scale of these 7 gears in the Year of the Golden Snake of Taiwan stocks has doubled, and the gold absorption is fierce
拥有大量粉丝的模特犬走失20天,公司悬赏60万重金..
yōng yǒu dà liáng fěn sī de mó tè quǎn zǒu shī tiān , gōng sī xuán shǎng mò chóng jīn . .
A model dog with a huge following has been missing for 20 days, and the company is offering a $600,000 reward...
扎克伯格与黄仁勋签署超大规模协议,Meta将部署数..
zhā kè bà gé yú huáng rén xūn qiān shǔ chāo dà guī mó xié yì , jiāng bù shǔ shǔ . .
Zuckerberg and Jen-Hsun Huang sign mega deal, Meta to deploy number...
我造了一架模型飞机。
Wǒ zào le yī jià móxíng fēijī.
I made a model plane.
农村好像要大规模发展了。
Nóngcūn hǎoxiàng yào dàguīmó fāzhǎn le.
It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
你看他傻乎乎的模样，倒也挺可爱。
Nǐ kàn tā shǎhūhū de múyàng, dǎo yě tǐng kě'ài.
Look at him. He looks like an idiot but he's also very cute.
他模仿了梵高的作品。
Tā mófǎng le Fán Gāo de zuòpǐn.
He imitated the works of Van Gogh.
Character Family
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