模型 (mó xíng) — model (physical replica or abstract representation); mold, matrix, pattern (used in manufacturing or design)

Definition

Examples

• 这个飞机模型非常精致，零件都很小。
  Zhè ge fēi jī mó xíng fēi cháng jīng zhì, líng jiàn dōu hěn xiǎo.
  This airplane model is very delicate, and the parts are all very small.
• 科学家用计算机模型来研究气候变化。
  Kē xué jiā yòng jì suàn jī mó xíng lái yán jiū qì hòu biàn huà.
  Scientists use computer models to study climate change.
• 工厂需要制作一个新的模型来生产零件。
  Gōng chǎng xū yào zhì zuò yí gè xīn de mó xíng lái shēng chǎn líng jiàn.
  The factory needs to make a new mold to produce the parts.

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