榜样 bǎngyàng model
model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model
How to remember 榜样: 榜 placard + 样 appearance = model.
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How it is used
- A role model/example to follow - 树立榜样 (shùlì bǎngyàng) set an example, 学习的榜样 (xuéxí de bǎngyàng) a model to emulate.
- Specifically a positive person/example worth imitating; carries admiring, exemplary connotation.
- Contrast 例子 (lìzi, an example/illustration); 榜样 is a model person/behavior to look up to.
Example sentences
- 您做了个坏榜样。 Nín zuò le gè huài bǎngyàng.You've set a bad example.
- 你做了个坏榜样。 Nǐ zuò le gè huài bǎngyàng.You've set a bad example.
- 你应该给你的孩子们树立好榜样。 Nǐ yīnggāi gěi nǐ de háizi men shùlì hǎobǎngyàng.You should set a good example for your children.