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模仿

mó fǎng · mo fang

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Meaning

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  1. to imitate
  2. to copy
  3. to emulate
  4. to mimic
  5. model
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The bird on the phone

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)在(zài)模仿(mófǎng)手机(shǒujī)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)！

    Look, that bird is imitating a phone ringtone!

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？它(tā)学(xué)得(de)很像(hěnxiàng)啊(a)。

    Really? It sounds very similar.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)模仿(mófǎng)它(tā)唱歌(chànggē)。

    I want to imitate it and sing too.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)模仿(mófǎng)得(de)不像(bùxiàng)，鸟(niǎo)都(dōu)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)。

    You do not imitate it well. The bird even flew away.

  5. Dengdeng

    是(shì)我(wǒ)唱(chàng)得(de)太(tài)难听(nántīng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is my singing that awful?

  6. Liangliang

    没有(méiyǒu)，它(tā)只是(zhǐshì)要(yào)回家(huíjiā)了(le)。

    No, it just had to go home.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

鹦(yīng)鹉(wǔ)懂(dǒng)得(de)模(mó)仿(fǎng)人(rén)类(lèi)说(shuō)话(huà)。

Parrots imitate human speech.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)模(mó)仿(fǎng)了(le)梵(fàn)高(gāo)的(de)作(zuò)品(pǐn)。

He imitated the works of Van Gogh.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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