效仿

xiàofǎng

verb HSK 7-9 #24,952

Meanings

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

Characters

to imitate; effect

to imitate; to copy

Examples

HSK 3

很多国家效仿了这种做法。

Hěnduō guójiā xiàofǎng le zhèzhǒng zuòfǎ.

Many countries followed this approach.

HSK 3

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