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拟 (nǐ) — to plan to; to intend to; to draft; to draw up (a plan, document, etc.); to imitate; to simulate

Definition

拟 covers two main senses: 'draft/draw up' a plan or document, and 'imitate/simulate'. For drafting, the common compound is 拟定; for imitation, 模拟/仿真 focus on technical simulation, while 拟 is broader (mimicking, pseudo-).

verb
to plan toto intend toto draftto draw up (a plan, document, etc.)to imitateto simulate
Easily confused

Examples

  • 拟。
    Wǒ men nǐ yú xià zhōu wǔ zhào kāi huì yì.
    We plan to hold a meeting next Friday.
  • 拟。
    Lǜ shī zhèng zài nǐ yí fèn hé tong.
    The lawyer is drafting a contract.
  • 。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ mó nǐ rén de shēng yīn.
    This software can simulate human voice.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
以
以yǐ拟nǐ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

拟 is made of 扌 (hand) and 以. The 扌 side is the hand part, and 以 gives the sound.

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Will & Intention

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