模式
Old HSK 6
模式 (móshì) · mode
模式 (móshì) means “mode; pattern; model”. It is written with 2 characters: 模 (model) + 式 (formula). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 模式 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)
式 shì · formula
What 式 is made of
- 弋yì — to catch
- 工gōng — labor
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A craftsman using an awl 弋 and a measuring square 工 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这家公司有一种新的经营模式。Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu yì zhǒng xīn de jīngyíng móshì.This company has a new business model.
手机可以调成安静模式。Shǒujī kěyǐ tiáochéng ānjìng móshì.The phone can be set to silent mode.
Questions about 模式
What does 模式 mean?
模式 (móshì) means “mode; pattern; model”.
How do you pronounce 模式?
模式 is pronounced móshì.
Which HSK level is 模式?
模式 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 大规模dàguīmólarge-scale
- 规模guīmóscale
- 模特儿mótèrmodel (fashion)
- 模型móxíngmodel (small copy)
- 模仿mófǎngto imitate
- 模糊móhublurry
- 模特mótè(fashion) model
- 模范mófànmodel
- 模样múyànglook
- 方式fāngshìway
Learn 模式 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 128: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.