仿照

fǎngzhào

verb #37,078

Meanings

1 to imitate
2 to model after
3 to follow the example of

Characters

according to / shine on

Examples

请仿照例句造句。

Qǐng fǎngzhào lìjù zàojù.

Please make a sentence following the example.

这座建筑仿照欧洲风格设计。

Zhè zuò jiànzhù fǎngzhào Ōuzhōu fēnggé shèjì.

This building was designed in imitation of European style.

Tips

usage

仿照 implies copying a model deliberately as a reference — neutral in tone. Compare 模仿 (móufǎng, to mimic, broader) and 抄袭 (chāoxí, to plagiarize, negative).

Stroke Order

仿 fǎng

照 zhào