样子

• 拼音: yàng zi
• 汉字拆解: 样 = 木 (wood) + 羊 (phonetic) — a wooden model or pattern; 子 = noun suffix

含义

Appearance, look, or manner. Describes how something or someone looks or seems.

This word is used to describe both physical appearance and the way something seems. Common patterns include 什么样子 (shénme yàngzi, what does it look like) and 看样子 (kàn yàngzi, it looks like/it seems). It can also express manner or fashion, as in 这个样子 (zhège yàngzi, like this). Related words include 模样 (múyàng, appearance) which is slightly more literary.

例句

1. 他高兴的样子让大家都笑了。
2. 这个地方还是以前的样子。
3. 看样子明天要下雨了。

用法指南

语境: descriptions, observations

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 她今天的样子很好看。(She looks great today.)
• 看样子他不太高兴。(It seems like he's not very happy.)

错误说法

• 你的样子是什么？ (Unnatural phrasing — say 你长什么样子？ or 你是什么样子的？; the verb 长 or the structure 是...的 is needed when asking about appearance)

起源与历史

A compound of 样 (yàng, shape/pattern) and 子 (zi, noun suffix). The character 样 originally combined 木 (mù, wood) and 羊 (yáng, sheep/phonetic), referring to a wooden pattern or model.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal