像模像样

像模像樣
xiàngmúxiàngyàng
phrase #29,431

Meanings

  1. 1 looking the part
  2. 2 presentable
  3. 3 done properly
  4. 4 decent and respectable in appearance

Examples

Tā dǎbàn de xiàngmúxiàngyàng de qù cānjiā miànshì.
He dressed up properly and went to the interview looking presentable.
Zhège xiǎo diàn zhuāngxiū de xiàngmúxiàngyàng, xīyǐn le bù shǎo gùkè.
The small shop was decorated nicely and attracted quite a few customers.

Tips

usage
像模像样 describes something or someone that looks proper, well-done, or credible — not fake or sloppy. It can be used approvingly (they really pulled it off) or with mild irony (looks the part but may not be the real thing).

Stroke Order

xiàng
yàng