mú yàng

模 样

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HSK6 NHSK 5 NPCR6

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1
n.appearance; look
- xiǎo huǒ zi de mú yàng fēi cháng yīng jùn
  小伙子的模样非常英俊。
  The young man has a very handsome appearance.
- tā guā diào hú zi hòu mú yàng dà biàn
  他刮掉胡子后模样大变。
  Shaving off his beard changed his appearance dramatically.
- tā de mú yàng jiù xiàng gè dà xué shēng
  他的模样就像个大学生。
  He had the appearance of a college student.
synonym
yàng zi样子 xiàng mào相貌
2
n.(usually used after a numeral-classifier compound and expressing a rough time) about; approximately; around
- zhè shì guò qù yǐ yǒu wǔ nián mú yàng le
  这事过去已有五年模样了。
  This all happened about five years ago.
- nà gū niang yǒu èr shí suì mú yàng
  那姑娘有二十岁模样。
  The girl was around twenty.
- wǒ děng le yǒu bàn xiǎo shí mú yàng
  我等了有半小时模样。
  I waited for about half an hour.
synonym
shì yàng式样 zhuàng mào状貌
3
n.situation; condition; tendency; trend
- kàn mú yàng zhè jiā cān tīng yào guān mén le
  看模样，这家餐厅要关门了。
  It appears that the restaurant is about to close up.

common measure word
"模样" is often matched with measure word "个"or"副".
- 一个模样
  one look
- 一副模样
  one look

模样