Chinese word

模式

Pronunciation

Pinyinmó shì

Meaning

  • nounmode

Example

请把手机调到飞行模式。qǐng bǎ shǒu jī tiáo dào fēi xíng mó shì

Please switch the phone to airplane mode.

Illustration for 模式 (mode)

More examples

学习新知识需要打破旧有的思维模式。xué xí xīn zhī shí xū yào dǎ pò jiù yǒu de sī wéi mó shì

Learning new things requires breaking old thought patterns.

Core concept

A repeatable setup that guides behavior and produces a familiar style or arrangement.

Common phrases

  • 教学模式jiào xué mó shì

    instructional mode

  • 思维模式sī wéi mó shì

    thought pattern

  • 运行模式yùn xíng mó shì

    operating mode

Similar words

方式fāng shì: A chosen way or set procedure for achieving a purpose.
方法fāng fǎ: A practical way of solving a problem or reaching a goal.

Definition in Chinese

指用于规定事物运行、组织或表现的方法或程序，也可指由此形成的典型样式。zhǐ yòng yú guī dìng shì wù yùn xíng zǔ zhī huò biǎo xiàn de fāng fǎ huò chéng xù yě kě zhǐ yóu cǐ xíng chéng de diǎn xíng yàng shì

Word origin

模式 (móshì, "mode") combines 模 (mó, "model") + 式 (shì, "form"), connecting something that serves as a model with the form or method used to organize it.

Usage tips

  • With devices, 模式 (móshì, "mode") commonly follows verbs meaning set, switch, or enter, so the verb reveals whether the setting is being selected, changed, or activated.

Other meanings

  • patternnoun
  • waynoun
  • formnoun

Opposites

  • 随机性suí jī xìngrandomnessnoun

Related words

  • 模式化mó shì huàstandardizeverb
  • 模式识别mó shì shí biépattern recognitionnoun

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