xiào fǎng
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  • v.follow the example of

    • máng mù xiào fǎng

      盲目效仿

      blind imitation

    • hái zi zǒng huì xiào fǎng dà ren

      孩子效仿大人

      Children always imitate the example of adults.

    • tā yǒu zì jǐ de yī tào fāng shì wǒ xiǎng xiào fǎng tā

      自己方式效仿

      He'd got a way of his own and I tend to take after him.

    • niǔ yuē yǐ xiào fǎng bā lí de zuò fǎ jiàn lì le yī zhī jǐng quǎn duì

      纽约效仿巴黎做法建立警犬

      New York has followed the example of Paris in establishing a brigade of police-dogs.

    • sān fēn zhī èr de rén xiāng xìn gèng duō de jiā tíng huì xiào fǎng ào bā mǎ de jiā tíng

      相信家庭效仿奥巴马家庭

      Two-thirds believe more families will follow the example of Obama's family.

Word usage

  • Note
    "效仿" is different from "效法". "效仿" emphasizes imitation; "效法" emphasizes learning.