模样

• 拼音: mú yàng
• 汉字拆解: 模 = 木 (wood) + 莫, form; 样 = 木 + 羊, manner or appearance

含义

Appearance; look; manner. The way someone or something looks.

Refers to physical appearance or the general state/manner of something. Can describe people, objects, or situations. Often used in phrases like 什么模样 (what does it look like?) or 那个模样 (in that state/manner).

例句

1. 她小时候的模样和现在完全不一样了。
2. 看他那副认真的模样，肯定是在准备什么重要的事。
3. 这房子都破成这个模样了，还能住人吗？

用法指南

语境: description, appearance, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你看他那得意的模样！(Look at his smug appearance!)
• 她的模样长得像她妈妈。(Her looks resemble her mother's.)

错误说法

• 这个模样很美丽。(模样 isn't used with direct adjectives like 美丽 — say 她长得很美丽 or 她的样子很美)

起源与历史

模 (mú, form/model) + 样 (yàng, appearance/manner). Note: 模 is pronounced mú in this word, not mó.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal