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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *表* | 表* | *表
exterior surface / family relationship via females / to show (one's opinion) / a model / a table (listing information) / a form / a meter (measuring sth)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *套* | 套* | *套
to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ)
HSK 2
appearance / manner / pattern / model
HSK 2
to model; to shape / appearance; style; design; form; pose
HSK 4
model / mold / matrix / pattern
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *型* | 型* | *型
mold / type / style / model
HSK 4
model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative
HSK 4
(fashion) model (loanword)
HSK 4
model (particular version of a manufactured article) / type (product specification in terms of color, size etc)
HSK 4
mode; pattern; model
HSK 5
to imitate / to copy / to emulate / to mimic / model
HSK 5
model / fine example
HSK 5
to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宗* | 宗* | *宗
school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs
HSK 7-9
entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it)
HSK 7-9
to model; to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words)
HSK 7-9
new style / latest fashion / new model
HSK 7-9
model / example / paragon
HSK 7-9
example / model
HSK 7-9
to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
HSK 7-9
model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
HSK 7-9
air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor
HSK 7-9
to copy / to imitate / to make by imitating a model
HSK 7-9
to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate
HSK 7-9
model / example
HSK 7-9
to undergo fundamental change; to transition; to transform / to update (to a new model of product)
HSK 7-9
model / prototype / archetype
HSK 7-9
vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc)
HSK 7-9
model teacher of every age (idiom) / eternal paragon / refers to Confucius (551-479 BC) 孔子
to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray
to value highly / to hold up sth as a model
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *塑* | 塑* | *塑
to model (a figure) in clay / (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material)
style / type / model
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting)
empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道) karate
the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors)
old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *款* | 款* | *款
section / paragraph / funds / CL: 筆|笔, 個|个 / classifier for versions or models (of a product)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *模* | 模* | *模
to imitate / model / norm / pattern
body model
model (example worthy of being imitated) / template
player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc)
Anna Sergeevna Kournikova (1981-), Russian tennis star and glamor model
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *範* | 範* | *範
pattern / model / example
example; model case
similar (model) / merchandise similar to that used by a celebrity etc
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context) / to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation) / to borrow (a phrase) / (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc)
(fashion) (loanword) model
to borrow the past as a model for the present
General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
template / prototype / model / example
copying paper (with printed model characters and blank squares for writing practice)
rule; method; model
calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini
photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *楷* | 楷* | *楷
model / pattern / regular script (calligraphic style)
nude model / abbr. for 裸體模特|裸体模特
mentor; role model
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
cell phone (bulky, early-model one); brick phone / mob boss
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)
Zhongxing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly
sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters)
paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten
parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes) / example / model / pacesetter
(fashion) model (loanword)
to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher
earliest extant Chinese encyclopedia from Wei of the Three Kingdoms, 3rd century, modeled on Erya 爾雅|尔雅, 18150 entries
to practice calligraphy from a model
model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution)
(figurines) made of dough / dough modeling
lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality
plasticine / modeling clay
lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom); fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation
lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification
to fit (data to a model) / a (close) fit
model worker
pseudo-classical / modeled on antique / in the old style
to construct a model (an abstract model, as in applied mathematics or machine learning etc)
cat-like gait / sashaying gait of a catwalk model
a model of Volkswagen Santana based on the Passat B2 / Poussin (name)
model worker
surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal; model; benchmark
clay modeling / clay figurine or statue
embryonic form / miniature model
to copy / to produce sth after a model / to counterfeit
Acura (Honda car model)
model plane or ship
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *師* | 師* | *師
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops
model of feminine virtues
model
to rely on / to depend on / to imitate (a model) / to base a work (on some model)
(of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model
(coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini
model car / auto show model
business model
Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service
Lin Chi-ling (1974-), Taiwanese model and actress

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