to imitate

model; norm; pattern

wood (木) + mó sound (莫) = a carved wooden mold or pattern

木 grounds the meaning in wood — patterns and molds were carved from timber. 莫 mainly lends the mó sound and does not carry the meaning here.

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孩子喜欢仿大人说话的样子。

hái zi xǐ huān mó fǎng dà rén shuō huà de yàng zi。

Children like to imitate the way adults speak.

这位老师是我们学习的范。

zhè wèi lǎo shī shì wǒ men xué xí de mó fàn。

This teacher is a model and example for us to learn from.

Words with 模

制模

zhì mú

mold making

酸模

suān mó

sorrel (Rumex acetosa)

飞行模式

fēi xíng mó shì

airplane mode (on an electronic device)

体模

tǐ mó

body model

一模一样

yī mú yī yàng

(idiom) exactly alike; identical

人模狗样

rén mú gǒu yàng

(idiom) to pose

多模

duō mó

multimode

保护模式

bǎo hù mó shì

protected mode

传输模式

chuán shū mó shì

transfer mode

像模像样

xiàng mú xiàng yàng

solemn

全局模块

quán jú mó kuài

global module

共模

gòng mó

common-mode (electronics)

More characters with 木