模样 múyàng look
look; style; appearance; approximation; about
How to remember 模样: 模 model + 样 appearance = look.
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How it is used
- Someone's/something's appearance/look - 她的模样 (tā de múyàng) her looks, 装出可怜的模样 (zhuāngchū kělián de múyàng) put on a pitiful look.
- Note the colloquial reading múyàng. Also 'approximately/about' with amounts of time (三十岁的模样 around thirty).
- Everyday word for outward appearance/manner; contrast 外表 (wàibiǎo, outward appearance, more formal).