Chinese word

仿

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǎng

Meaning

  • verbimitate

Example

他在仿制名牌包。tā zài fǎng zhì míng pái bāo

He is making copies of brand-name bags.

Illustration for 仿 (imitate)

More examples

学生不应只仿效范例，应发展自己的思路。xué shēng bù yīng zhǐ fǎng xiào fàn lì yīng fā zhǎn zì jǐ de sī lù

Students should not merely imitate examples; they should develop their own ideas.

Core concept

A person, action, or object is brought near a model by following its form or manner.

Common phrases

  • 仿效fǎng xiào

    imitate

  • 仿造fǎng zào

    replicate

Similar words

模仿mó fǎng: Copying someone's sounds, movements, or actions by following them as a model.
仿制fǎng zhì: Reproducing an existing product by copying its form or function.
仿造fǎng zào: Making a fake that closely resembles an original item.
效仿xiào fǎng: Following another person's good example and copying their way of acting.

Definition in Chinese

效法或模仿他人的做法、动作或样式，使行为或物品与原本相似，某些合成词中也引申为似乎之意。xiào fǎ huò mó fǎng tā rén de zuò fǎ dòng zuò huò yàng shì shǐ xíng wéi huò wù pǐn yǔ yuán běn xiāng sì mǒu xiē hé chéng cí zhōng yě yǐn shēn wèi sì hū zhī yì

Word origin

仿 (fǎng, "imitate") developed from the idea of following a person's manner to the wider idea of making actions, styles, or objects resemble a model.

Usage tips

  • The verb can describe copying a product design as well as copying a person's behavior, so the object being copied helps clarify the meaning.

Other meanings

  • replicateverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 仿效fǎng xiàoimitateverb
  • 仿造fǎng zàoreplicateverb

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