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仿制 (fǎng zhì) — to copy, to imitate (by making a replica)

Definition

仿制 emphasizes making a physical replica of an object (a copied antique, counterfeit goods). 模仿 and 效仿 are about imitating actions or styles, not producing a copy.

verb
to copyto imitate (by making a replica)

Examples

  • 仿制，。
    Zhè jiàn gǔ dǒng shì fǎng zhì de, bú shì zhēn pǐn.
    This antique is a copy, not the genuine article.
  • 仿制，。
    Tā men fǎng zhì le nà fú míng huà, jī hū kě yǐ luàn zhēn.
    They imitated that famous painting so well it could almost pass for the original.
  • 仿制。
    Zhèng fǔ yán lì dǎ jī fǎng zhì xíng wéi.
    The government cracks down hard on counterfeiting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

仿fǎngimitate
制zhìmake

仿 means imitate and 制 means make: make by imitating.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 制 pairs 朱 (tree) with 刀 (knife), showing the act of cutting a tree.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Abstract ConceptsIndustry & Manufacturing

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