HSK 5 · Work

模特 mótè “(fashion) model” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 模特 means

  1. (fashion) model

How to say 模特

  • 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 fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale特tè4th tone, falling

模特 in a sentence

  1. 我是演员，不是模特。

    Wǒ shì yǎnyuán, bú shì mótè.

    I’m an actor, not a model.

    Sentence #5715131 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 据说她曾经是一个模特儿。

    Jùshuō tā céngjīng shì yí ge mótèr.

    She is said to have been a model.

    Sentence #665043 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 模特 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 特 (tè) with each of its parts in a different colour
特tèspecial
  • 牛cow · niúMeaning part
  • 寺court · sìSound part

牛 hints at the meaning (cow); 寺 (sì) hints at the sound. Compare it with tè.

How to write 模特

模 14 strokes · 特 10 strokes

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

Words related to 模特

Words with 模

模仿mófǎng · to imitate模糊móhu · vague规模guīmó · scale模样múyàng · appearance模型móxíng · model模范mófàn · model模式móshì · pattern

Words with 特

特别tèbié · special特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)独特dútè · unique特殊tèshū · special特色tèsè · distinctive feature特征tèzhēng · characteristic特定tèdìng · specific特长tècháng · strength特意tèyì · specially

More words: Work & Career

利益lìyì · benefit领导lǐngdǎo · leader秘书mìshū · secretary名片míngpiàn · (business) card农民nóngmín · farmer农业nóngyè · agriculture培训péixùn · to train企业qǐyè · company

FAQs

模特 (mótè) means “(fashion) model”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it mótè: mó with a 2nd tone, then tè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 模特 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mote with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 模特 from the suggestions. Typing mote into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
模特 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.