效仿

xiàofǎng

verb HSK 7 #24,952

Meanings

1 to imitate
2 to follow the example of
3 to emulate

Characters

to imitate; effect

to imitate; to copy

Examples

很多国家效仿了这种做法。

Hěn duō guójiā xiàofǎng le zhè zhǒng zuòfǎ.

Many countries followed this approach.

他的成功值得我们效仿。

Tā de chénggōng zhíde wǒmen xiàofǎng.

His success is worth emulating.

Tips

usage

效仿 is formal/written and implies deliberate imitation of something good. Compare: 模仿 (to imitate, neutral), 仿效 (same meaning, reversed order, also formal).

Stroke Order

效 xiào

仿 fǎng