HSK 6 · Objects

模型 móxíng “model” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 模型 means

  1. model
  2. mould
  3. matrix
  4. pattern

How to say 模型

  • 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 second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale型xíng2nd tone, rising

模型 in a sentence

  1. 小明很喜欢飞机模型。

    Xiǎomíng hěn xǐhuan fēijī móxíng.

    Xiaoming really likes model aeroplanes.

    Sentence #2448822 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我造了一架模型飞机。

    Wǒ zào le yí jià móxíng fēijī.

    I made a model aeroplane.

    Sentence #340090 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 所有的模型都有错，不过有些还是有用的。

    Suǒyǒu de móxíng dōu yǒu cuò, búguò yǒuxiē háishi yǒuyòng de.

    All models are wrong, but some are useful.

    Sentence #525011 from Tatoeba

How 模型 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 型 (xíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
型xíngmould
  • 刑punishment · xíngSound part
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 刑 (xíng) hints at the sound. Compare it with xíng.

How to write 模型

模 14 strokes · 型 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 模型

Words with 模

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

Words with 型

大型dàxíng · large类型lèixíng · type典型diǎnxíng · typical造型zàoxíng · shape

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FAQs

模型 (móxíng) means “model” or “mould”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it móxíng: mó with a 2nd tone, then xíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 模型 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type moxing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 模型 from the suggestions. Typing moxing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
模型 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.