模型 meaning in English

móxíng

model; mold

HSK 4noun23 strokes

Meaning of 模型

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

móxíng

model
mold
matrix
pattern

How to use 模型

模型 is used for physical models like toy cars or building models, and also for abstract models in science, economics, and AI. Example: 他喜欢做飞机模型。(Tā xǐhuan zuò fēijī móxíng.) He likes making model airplanes.

模 (mó) means a pattern or mold, and 型 (xíng) means a type or shape, so 模型 is a thing made to show the shape of something else. Think of pouring material into a mold to get a small copy, which is a model.

Common mistake: Learners often read 模 as mú here, but in 模型 it is mó. Mú appears in words like 模样 (múyàng) and 模具 (mújù). Also, do not use 模型 for a fashion model; that person is a 模特 (mótè).

模型 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

小xiǎo明míng很hěn喜xǐ欢huān飞fēi机jī模mó型xíng。

Xiaoming really likes model airplanes.

我wǒ造zào了le一yī架jià模mó型xíng飞fēi机jī。

I made a model plane.

他tā喜xǐ欢huān建jiàn造zào模mó型xíng飞fēi机jī。

He likes to build model planes.

所suǒ有yǒu的de模mó型xíng都dōu有yǒu错cuò，不bù过guò有yǒu些xiē还hái是shì有yǒu用yòng的de。

All models are wrong, but some are useful.

迈mài克kè吃chī完wán早zǎo饭fàn以yǐ后hòu一yì直zhí在zài做zuò一yí个gè模mó型xíng飞fēi机jī。

Mike has been making a model plane since breakfast.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

模 mó · model · 14 strokes

型 xíng · mold · 9 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 模型.

类型	lèixíng	type; kind; category; (computer programming) type
大型	dàxíng	large; large-scale
典型	diǎnxíng	model; typical case
大规模	dà guīmó	large scale; extensive
规模	guīmó	scale; scope; extent
小型	xiǎoxíng	small scale; small size
造型	zàoxíng	to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose
模特儿	mótèr	(fashion) model (loanword)
新型	xīnxíng	new type; new kind
型号	xínghào	model (particular version of a manufactured article); type (product specification in terms
模式	móshì	mode; pattern; model
模仿	mófǎng	to imitate; to copy

Questions about 模型

What does 模型 mean?

模型 (móxíng) means "model; mold" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 模型?

模型 is made of 2 characters: 模 (14 strokes), 型 (9 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.

Is 模型 an HSK word?

Yes. 模型 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 模型 and 典型?

模型 is a model or replica of something, either physical or theoretical. 典型 (diǎnxíng) means a typical example or representative case, as in 典型的例子 (a typical example).

How do you say AI model or large language model in Chinese?

An AI model is 人工智能模型 (réngōng zhìnéng móxíng). A large language model is 大语言模型 (dà yǔyán móxíng), often shortened to 大模型 (dà móxíng).