模特
Old HSK 5
模特 (mótè) · (fashion) model
模特 (mótè) means “(fashion) model”. It is written with 2 characters: 模 (model) + 特 (special). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 模特 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)
特 tè · special
What 特 is made of
- 牛niú — ox
- 寺sì — court
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 寸cùn — inch
- 土tǔ — earth
Origin hint: 牛 gives the meaning, 寺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她是一名模特。Tā shì yī míng mótè.She is a model.
这个模特穿的衣服很漂亮。Zhège mótè chuān de yīfu hěn piàoliang.The clothes this model is wearing are beautiful.
Questions about 模特
What does 模特 mean?
模特 (mótè) means “(fashion) model”.
How do you pronounce 模特?
模特 is pronounced mótè.
Which HSK level is 模特?
模特 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)
- 模仿mófǎngto imitate
- 模糊móhublurry
- 模范mófànmodel
- 模式móshìmode
- 模样múyànglook
- 特别tèbiéespecially
Learn 模特 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.