一模一样

一模一樣

yīmú-yīyàng

idiom HSK 6 #3,890

Meanings

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

这两个包一模一样，你怎么分得出来？

Zhè liǎng gè bāo yīmúyīyàng, nǐ zěnme fēnde chūlái?

These two bags are exactly alike — how can you tell them apart?

他跟他爸爸长得一模一样。

Tā gēn tā bàba zhǎng de yīmúyīyàng.

He looks exactly like his father.

这两道题的答案一模一样。

Zhè liǎng dào tí de dá'àn yīmúyīyàng.

The answers to these two questions are exactly the same.

她买了一件跟我一模一样的裙子。

Tā mǎi le yī jiàn gēn wǒ yīmúyīyàng de qúnzi.

She bought a dress identical to mine.

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