HSK 6 · Clothing

模样 múyàng “appearance” in Chinese

Traditional 模樣

What 模样 means

  1. appearance
  2. look
  3. style
  4. approximation
  5. about

Measure word 个 gè · 一个模样 yí ge múyàng

How to say 模样

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale模mú2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale样yàng4th tone, falling

模样 in a sentence

  1. 你看他傻乎乎的模样，倒也挺可爱。

    Nǐ kàn tā shǎhūhū de múyàng, dào yě tǐng kě'ài.

    Look at him acting so silly – he’s actually quite cute.

    Sentence #420912 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 从太空中看，地球是什么模样呢？

    Cóng tàikōng zhōng kàn, dìqiú shì shénme múyàng ne?

    What does the earth look like from space?

    Sentence #2771090 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 模样 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múmould
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 莫cannot · mòSound part

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

The character 样 (yàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
样yàngmanner
  • 木tree · mùMeaning part
  • 羊sheep · yángSound part

木 hints at the meaning (tree); 羊 (yáng) hints at the sound. Compare it with yàng.

How to write 模样

模 14 strokes · 样 10 strokes

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

Words related to 模样

Words with 模

模仿mófǎng · to imitate模糊móhu · vague模特mótè · (fashion) model规模guīmó · scale模型móxíng · model模范mófàn · model模式móshì · pattern

Words with 样

怎么样zěnmeyàng · how is it那样nàyàng · that kind这样zhèyàng · this kind of一样yíyàng · the same怎样zěnyàng · how样子yàngzi · appearance同样tóngyàng · likewise样式yàngshì · type样品yàngpǐn · sample榜样bǎngyàng · role model

More words: Clothing & Appearance

丰满fēngmǎn · plump化妆huàzhuāng · to put on make-up款式kuǎnshì · style面貌miànmào · appearance纽扣儿niǔkòur · button旗袍qípáo · qipao容貌róngmào · looks神态shéntài · expression

FAQs

模样 (múyàng) means “appearance” or “look”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it múyàng: mú with a 2nd tone, then yàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 模样 is written 模樣. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one appearance is 一个模样 (yí ge múyàng).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type muyang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 模样 from the suggestions. Typing muyang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
模样 is an HSK 6 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.