模特

Chinese
 
imitate; model; norm
imitate; model; norm; pattern
 
special; unusual; extraordinary
special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal
trad. (模特) 模 特
simp. #(模特) 模 特

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of French modèle.

Pronunciation

Noun

模特

  1. model (person employed to display clothes, or pose for an artist)
    你做模特的尺度有多大？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Nǐ zuò mótè de chǐdù yǒu duō dà? [Pinyin]
    How far are you willing to go as a model?
  2. prototype; original mould; model; archetype

Synonyms
  • (model):
Dialectal synonyms of 模特兒 (“model (person employed to display clothes or pose for an artist)”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 模特兒
Mandarin Beijing 模特兒
Taiwan 模特兒, 麻豆
Ürümqi 模特兒
Singapore 模特兒
Cantonese Guangzhou 模特兒, 摩度
Hong Kong 模特兒, 摩度
Southern Min Xiamen 模特, 模特兒
Quanzhou 模特兒
Zhangzhou 模特兒
Wu Suzhou 模特兒
  • (prototype): 原型 (yuánxíng)

Derived terms
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