HSK 5 · Verbs

模仿 mófǎng “to imitate” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 模仿 means

  1. to imitate
  2. to copy
  3. to emulate
  4. to mimic
  5. model

How to say 模仿

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale模mó2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale仿fǎng3rd tone, dipping

模仿 in a sentence

  1. 鹦鹉会模仿人的声音。

    Yīngwǔ huì mófǎng rén de shēngyīn.

    Parrots can imitate human voices.

    Sentence #796974 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 比起父母，儿童更喜欢模仿自己的同龄人。

    Bǐqǐ fùmǔ, értóng gèng xǐhuan mófǎng zìjǐ de tónglíngrén.

    Children are more likely to imitate their peers than their parents.

    Sentence #1883633 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 他模仿了梵高的作品。

    Tā mófǎng le Fàngāo de zuòpǐn.

    He imitated Van Gogh’s works.

    Sentence #430959 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 模仿 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 模 (mó) with each of its parts in a different colour
模móto imitate
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 莫cannot · mòSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 莫 (mò) hints at the sound. Compare it with mó.

The character 仿 (fǎng) with each of its parts in a different colour
仿fǎngto imitate
  • 亻person form of 人 · rénMeaning part
  • 方square · fāngSound part

亻 hints at the meaning (person); 方 (fāng) hints at the sound. Compare it with fǎng.

How to write 模仿

模 14 strokes · 仿 6 strokes

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模仿 (mófǎng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 模仿 (mófǎng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 模仿

Words with 模

模糊móhu · vague模特mótè · (fashion) model规模guīmó · scale模样múyàng · appearance模型móxíng · model模范mófàn · model模式móshì · pattern

Words with 仿

仿佛fǎngfú · as if

More words: Common Verbs

冒险màoxiǎn · to take risks面对miànduì · to face面临miànlín · to face摸mō · to feel with the hand念niàn · to read aloud拍pāi · to pat派pài · to send培养péiyǎng · to cultivate

FAQs

模仿 (mófǎng) means “to imitate” or “to copy”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mófǎng: mó with a 2nd tone, then fǎng with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 模仿 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mofang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 模仿 from the suggestions. Typing mofang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
模仿 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.