模仿
Old HSK 5
模仿 (mófǎng) · to imitate
模仿 (mófǎng) means “to imitate; to copy”. It is written with 2 characters: 模 (model) + 仿 (to imitate). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 模仿 is built
The characters
模 mó · model
What 模 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 莫 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
仿 fǎng · to imitate
What 仿 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Example sentences
孩子喜欢模仿大人。Háizi xǐhuan mófǎng dàrén.Children like to imitate adults.
他模仿老师说话的样子。Tā mófǎng lǎoshī shuōhuà de yàngzi.He imitated the way the teacher speaks.
Questions about 模仿
What does 模仿 mean?
模仿 (mófǎng) means “to imitate; to copy”.
How do you pronounce 模仿?
模仿 is pronounced mófǎng.
Which HSK level is 模仿?
模仿 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规模guīmóscale
- 模特儿mótèrmodel (fashion)
- 模型móxíngmodel (small copy)
- 模糊móhublurry
- 模特mótè(fashion) model
- 模范mófànmodel
- 模式móshìmode
- 模样múyànglook
- 仿佛fǎngfúas if
Learn 模仿 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 66: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.