一模一样

一模一樣

yìmú-yíyàng

idiom HSK 6 #3,890

Meanings

Same mold, same shape - cast from the same mold, therefore identical.

HSK 2

他跟他爸爸长得一模一样。

Tā gēn tā bàba zhǎng de yìmúyíyàng.

He looks exactly like his father.

HSK 4

这两道题的答案一模一样。

Zhè liǎng dào tí de dá'àn yìmúyíyàng.

The answers to these two questions are exactly the same.

HSK 6

这两件产品做得一模一样，很难区分。

Zhè liǎng jiàn chǎnpǐn zuò de yìmúyíyàng, hěn nán qūfēn.

These two products are made exactly alike; they're hard to tell apart.

grammar

The 模 here is read mú (second tone), NOT mó. This is a common mistake. In 模一样 it's always mú, while in 模型 (model) and 模仿 (imitate) it's mó.

usage

一模一样 is a very common phrase in spoken Chinese. It follows the ABAC idiom pattern (一A一B). Often used with 跟...一模一样 or 长得一模一样.

一 yī

模 mó

样 yàng