只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in") syn 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止) syn 组合 組合 zǔ hé to assemble / to combine / to compose / combination / association / set / compilation / (math.) combinatorial syn 榜样 榜樣 bǎng yàng model / example (for people to follow) / (in reference to a person) role model syn 联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea) 消受 xiāo shòu to bear / to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy) syn 逊色 遜色 xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫無遜色|毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) syn 好气 好氣 hǎo qì (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑[hao3xiao4]) 台式 tái shì (of an appliance) tabletop model / (of a computer) desktop model syn 化合 huà hé chemical combination 纷呈 紛呈 fēn chéng brilliant and varied / (often in the combination 精彩紛呈|精彩纷呈[jing1 cai3 fen1 cheng2]) syn 冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements 依傍 yī bàng to rely on / to depend on / to imitate (a model) / to base a work (on some model) syn 建模 jiàn mó to construct a model (an abstract model, as in applied mathematics or machine learning etc) 车模 車模 chē mó model car / auto show model 合体 合體 hé tǐ to combine / combination / composite character (i.e. a synonym of 合體字|合体字[he2 ti3 zi4]) / (of clothes) to be a good fit syn 密码锁 密碼鎖 mì mǎ suǒ combination lock 人不可貌相 rén bù kě mào xiàng you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom) / you can't judge a book by its cover / often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2] 宗 zōng school / sect / purpose / model / ancestor / clan / to take as one's model (in academic or artistic work) / classifier for batches, items, cases (medical or legal), reservoirs syn 照猫画虎 照貓畫虎 zhào māo huà hǔ lit. drawing a tiger using a cat as a model (idiom) / fig. to follow a model and get things more or less right but without capturing the spirit of the subject / uninspired imitation syn 样子 樣子 yàng zi appearance / manner / pattern / model syn 模特 mó tè (fashion) model (loanword) syn 师 師 shī teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops syn 模仿 mó fǎng to imitate / to copy / to emulate / to mimic / model syn 造型 zào xíng to model / to shape / appearance / style / design / form / pose syn 模型 mó xíng model / mold / matrix / pattern syn 典型 diǎn xíng model / typical case / archetype / typical / representative syn 模式 mó shì mode / pattern / model 空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate syn 示范 示範 shì fàn to demonstrate / to show how to do sth / demonstration / a model example syn 型号 型號 xíng hào model (particular version of a manufactured article) / type (product specification in terms of color, size etc) 塑造 sù zào to model / to mold / (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc) / (fig.) (literature) to portray (in words) syn 模范 模範 mó fàn model / fine example syn 法式 fǎ shì rule / method / model 原型 yuán xíng model / prototype / archetype 实体 實體 shí tǐ entity / substance / thing that has a material existence (as opposed to a conceptual, virtual or online existence) / the real thing (as opposed to an image or model of it) syn 小车 小車 xiǎo chē small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance syn 名模 míng mó top fashion model 典范 典範 diǎn fàn model / example / paragon syn 新款 xīn kuǎn new style / latest fashion / new model syn 风范 風範 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor syn 崇尚 chóng shàng to hold up (as an model) / to hold in esteem / to revere / to advocate syn 样板 樣板 yàng bǎn template / prototype / model / example syn 车型 車型 chē xíng vehicle model (i.e. particular version of a car or motorcycle etc) 楷模 kǎi mó model / example syn 转型 轉型 zhuǎn xíng to undergo fundamental change / to transition / to transform / to update (to a new model of product) 小牛 xiǎo niú calf / (coll.) lower-priced model of Lamborghini syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 仿制 仿製 fǎng zhì to copy / to imitate / to make by imitating a model syn 仿造 fǎng zào to copy / to produce sth after a model / to counterfeit syn 范例 範例 fàn lì example / model case 大哥大 dà gē dà cell phone (bulky, early-model one) / brick phone / mob boss syn 以身作则 以身作則 yǐ shēn zuò zé to set an example (idiom) / to serve as a model syn 雏形 雛形 chú xíng embryonic form / miniature model 表率 biǎo shuài example / model syn 标杆 標杆 biāo gān surveyor's pole / post (used for a landmark) / (fig.) goal / model / benchmark 古文 gǔ wén old language / the Classics / Classical Chinese as a literary model, esp. in Tang and Song prose / Classical Chinese as a school subject syn 临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) syn 标兵 標兵 biāo bīng parade guards (usually spaced out along parade routes) / example / model / pacesetter syn 雷锋 雷鋒 léi fēng Lei Feng (1940-1962), made into a model of altruism and dedication to the Party by propaganda from 1963 onwards 雅阁 雅閣 yǎ gé Accord (Honda brand Japanese car model) 范本 範本 fàn běn model (example worthy of being imitated) / template syn 劳模 勞模 láo mó model worker syn 试样 試樣 shì yàng style / type / model syn 豪华型 豪華型 háo huá xíng deluxe model 外向型 wài xiàng xíng export-oriented (economic model) 劳动模范 勞動模範 láo dòng mó fàn model worker syn 航模 háng mó model plane or ship 玩家 wán jiā player (of a game) / enthusiast (audio, model planes etc) 首款 shǒu kuǎn to confess one's crime / first model, version, kind etc (of gadgets, software, cars etc) 写真集 寫真集 xiě zhēn jí photobook (loanword from Japanese), generally sexy portraits of an actress or model 模特儿 模特兒 mó tè r (fashion) model (loanword) syn 中国特色社会主义 中國特色社會主義 zhōng guó tè sè shè huì zhǔ yì socialism with Chinese characteristics, phrase introduced by the CCP in 1986 to refer to its ideological model, embracing the economic reforms of the post-Mao era 商业模式 商業模式 shāng yè mó shì business model 大牛 dà niú (coll.) leading light / superstar / badass / (coll.) higher-priced model of Lamborghini 普桑 pǔ sāng a model of Volkswagen Santana based on the Passat B2 / Poussin (name) 手办 手辦 shǒu bàn garage kit / action figure / model figure 秦军 秦軍 qín jūn the Qin army (model for the terracotta warriors) 数学模型 數學模型 shù xué mó xíng mathematical model 沙盘 沙盤 shā pán sand table (military) / 3D terrain (or site) model (for real estate marketing, geography class etc) / sand tray (on which to write characters) syn 沙家浜 shā jiā bāng "Sha Family's Creek", a Beijing opera classified as model theater 樣板戲|样板戏[yang4 ban3 xi4] 迷你型 mí nǐ xíng mini model 活雷锋 活雷鋒 huó léi fēng selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1] 遥控车 遙控車 yáo kòng chē radio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car) 数据模型 數據模型 data model 苏武 蘇武 sū wǔ Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service 样例 樣例 yàng lì sample / model / example 样板戏 樣板戲 yàng bǎn xì model theater (operas and ballets produced during the Cultural Revolution) 依样画葫芦 依樣畫葫蘆 yī yàng huà hú lu lit. to draw a gourd from the model (idiom) / fig. to copy sth mechanically without attempt at originality syn 雏型 雛型 chú xíng model 套 tào to cover / to encase / cover / sheath / to overlap / to interleave / to model after / to copy / formula / harness / loop of rope / (fig.) to fish for / to obtain slyly / classifier for sets, collections / bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) / tau (Greek letter Ττ) syn 型 xíng mold / type / style / model syn 模 mó to imitate / model / norm / pattern syn 塑 sù to model (a figure) in clay / (bound form) plastic (i.e. the synthetic material) syn 为人师表 為人師表 wéi rén shī biǎo to serve as a model for others (idiom) / to be a worthy teacher syn 珠联璧合 珠聯璧合 zhū lián bì hé string of pearl and jade (idiom) / ideal combination / perfect pair syn 照葫芦画瓢 照葫蘆畫瓢 zhào hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as a model (idiom) / fig. to copy slavishly syn 纸样 紙樣 zhǐ yàng paper pattern as model in dressmaking / paper patten 摹写 摹寫 mó xiě to trace over / to copy (a calligraphy model) / facsimile / (fig.) to depict / to portray syn 