效 xiào — imitate; effect; efficacy; imitate
这种药的效果很好。Zhè zhǒng yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.This medicine works very well.
Common words: 效果 (xiào guǒ)、有效 (yǒu xiào)、效率 (xiào lǜ)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "imitate"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "imitate", including 效 (xiào), 效 (xiào), 模 (mó), 仿 (fǎng), 摸 (mō / mó). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "imitate" covers 5 different Chinese characters — 效 (xiào), 效 (xiào), 模 (mó), 仿 (fǎng), 摸 (mō / mó) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 5 characters do not share a sound — their readings span xiào, mó, fǎng, mō — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 效 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 效 xiàoimitate; effect; efficacy; imitateUseful words: 效果, 有效
- 效 xiàoimitate; effect; efficacy; imitateUseful words: 效果, 有效
- 模 móimitate; model; norm; patternUseful words: 模型, 规模
- 仿 fǎngto imitate; to copy; imitate; seeminglyUseful words: 仿佛, 模仿
- 摸 mō / mófeel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitateUseful words: 摸索, 触摸
Common words for these 5 "imitate" characters
Anchor each of these 5 characters in a word you can picture — start with 效 (xiào) — so "imitate" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
效果xiào guǒresult; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect; valid效率xiào lǜefficiency效果xiào guǒresult; effect; efficacy; (theater) sound or visual effects有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect; valid效率xiào lǜefficiency模型mó xíngmodel; mold; matrix; pattern规模guī móscale; scope; extent大规模dà guī mólarge scale; extensive; wide scale; broad scale仿佛fǎng fúto seem; as if; seemingly; alike
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 5 ways to say "imitate".
效 xiào — imitate; effect; efficacy; imitate
这种药的效果很好。Zhè zhǒng yào de xiào guǒ hěn hǎo.This medicine works very well.
Common words: 效果 (xiào guǒ)、有效 (yǒu xiào)、效率 (xiào lǜ)
模 mó — imitate; model; norm; pattern
孩子常常模仿大人说话。Hái zi cháng cháng mó fǎng dà rén shuō huà.Children often imitate the way adults speak.
Common words: 模型 (mó xíng)、规模 (guī mó)、大规模 (dà guī mó)
仿 fǎng — to imitate; to copy; imitate; seemingly
这幅画仿佛把我带到了大海边。Zhè fú huà fǎng fú bǎ wǒ dài dào le dà hǎi biān.This painting seems to take me to the seaside.
Common words: 仿佛 (fǎng fú)、模仿 (mó fǎng)、效仿 (xiào fǎng)
摸 mō / mó — feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate
小猫的毛摸起来很柔软。Xiǎo māo de máo mō qǐ lái hěn róu ruǎn.The kitten fur feels very soft.
Common words: 摸索 (mō suo)、触摸 (chù mō)、抚摸 (fǔ mō)
All 5 characters
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