模式 móshì mode
mode; pattern; model
How to remember 模式: 模 model + 式 style = mode.
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How it is used
- A mode / pattern / model of operation - 工作模式 (gōngzuò móshì) work mode; 商业模式 (shāngyè móshì) business model; 飞行模式 (fēixíng móshì) airplane mode.
- Contrast 方式 (fāngshì, a way/manner of doing) - 模式 implies a settled, repeatable pattern or preset configuration.
- Very common in tech and business jargon.