HSK6: learn ten words at a time

规模 · guīmó

scale; size of an organization or activity

这家zhè jiācompany公司gōng sī(modifier / structural particle)的descale规模guī móthan / compared to比bǐbefore以前yǐ qiánsee 大夫大dà(completed / change)了le。

zhè jiā gōng sī de guī mó bǐ yǐ qián dà le。

Here, 规模: scale; size of an organization or activity.

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模糊 · móhu

blurry or unclear

photograph照片zhào piānslightly有点儿yǒu diǎn érvague模糊mó hú，not able to see clearly看不清kàn bù qīngperson人rén(modifier / structural particle)的deface脸liǎn。

zhào piàn yǒu diǎnr mó hu， kàn bù qīng rén de liǎn。

Here, 模糊: blurry or unclear.

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模式 · móshì

pattern or model; an established way of doing something

we / us我们wǒ mento try尝试cháng shì(completed / change)了leone kind of一种yī zhǒngnew新xīn(modifier / structural particle)的de教学模式jiào xué mó shì。

wǒ men cháng shì le yī zhǒng xīn de jiào xué mó shì。

Here, 模式: pattern or model; an established way of doing something.

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模仿 · mófǎng

to imitate

child孩子hái zito like喜欢xǐ huanto imitate模仿mó fǎngadult大人dà rénto speak说话shuō huà。

hái zi xǐ huan mó fǎng dà ren shuō huà。

Here, 模仿: to imitate.

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模拟 · mónǐ

to simulate; a simulation

we / us我们wǒ mento make做zuò(completed / change)了lefirst一次yī cìimitation模拟mó nǐto be interviewed (as a…面试miàn shì。

wǒ men zuò le yī cì mó nǐ miàn shì。

Here, 模拟: to simulate; a simulation.

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模特儿 · mótèr

fashion model

The 儿 here represents an r-coloured ending in mótèr, not a separate child. 模特 without the 儿 ending is also common; this inventory entry retains its supplied reading.

she / her她tāto be / is是shì一名yī míng(fashion) model (loanword)模特儿mó tè ér，often经常jīng chángto participate参加cān jiāfashion时装shí zhuāngto reveal展示zhǎn shì。

tā shì yī míng mó tèr， jīng cháng cān jiā shí zhuāng zhǎn shì。

Here, 模特儿: fashion model.

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模型 · móxíng

model; a physical or conceptual representation

桌上zhuō shàng放着fàng zhe一个yí gèairplane飞机fēi jīmodel模型mó xíng。

zhuō shàng fàng zhe yí gè fēi jī mó xíng。

Here, 模型: model; a physical or conceptual representation.

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模样 · múyàng

appearance; how someone or something looks

模样 is múyàng, with second-tone mú. Compare mó in 模仿 (imitate), 模拟 (simulate) and 模型 (model); the reading depends on the word.

I / me我wǒstill / also还háito remember记得jì de这栋zhè dòng老房子lǎo fáng zibefore以前yǐ qián(modifier / structural particle)的delook模样mú yàng。

wǒ hái jì de zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi yǐ qián de mú yàng。

Here, 模样: appearance; how someone or something looks.

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一模一样 · yìmú-yíyàng

exactly the same

一模一样 means exactly the same. 模 is mú here, as in 模样, unlike mó in 模型 (model). The supplied expression also records the tone changes of its two 一 syllables.

this这zhè两个liǎng gècup杯子bēi ziexactly the same (idiom)一模一样yī mú yī yàng。

zhè liǎng gè bēi zi yì mú yí yàng。

Here, 一模一样: exactly the same.

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