一模一样 yìmú-yíyàng exactly alike
(idiom) exactly alike; identical
How to remember 一模一样: 一 one + 模 model + 样 appearance = exactly alike.
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How it is used
- Idiom: exactly alike, identical - 这两张照片一模一样 (zhè liǎng zhāng zhàopiàn yìmú-yíyàng) these two photos are identical.
- Stronger than 相似 (xiāngsì, similar): 一模一样 means indistinguishable. Note the reading 模 as mú here (not mó).
Example sentences
- 这两姐妹长得一模一样。 Zhè liǎng jiěmèi zhǎng de yìmú yíyàng.The two sisters look exactly the same.
- 她们几乎长得一模一样。 Tāmen jīhū zhǎng de yīmú-yīyàng.The two of them are virtually identical.
- 你和你哥哥长得一模一样。 Nǐ hé nǐ gēgē zhǎng de yīmúyīyàng.You look just like your big brother.