Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
模式
móshì
Description
"模式"就是做事情的方法或者固定的样子。
"模式" is the method or fixed way of doing things.
我们常说手机的"飞行模式"或者一个人的"生活模式"。
We often talk about a phone's "飞行模式" or a person's "生活模式".
Meanings
模式móshì
pattern; way of doing something
每个人的生活模式都不一样。
Everyone has a different lifestyle.
模式móshì
mode (setting on a device)
坐飞机时要开飞行模式。
You need to turn on airplane mode when flying.
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Notes
- Etymology
模 (mold/pattern) + 式 (form/style), together meaning a fixed way or pattern.
- Nuance
模式 stresses a repeated pattern; 方式 is a general way or manner of doing things.
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