一模一样yì mú yí yàngexactly alike; identical

1. 1.

   exactly alike; identicalidiom

Figurative meaning

Exactly alike; identical.

Literal meaning

One mold, one appearance.

• 一one
• 模mold
• 一one
• 样appearance

No attested origin story

一模一样 often follows A 跟/和 B to compare two things, and it can take 的 before a noun.

1. HSK 7–9

   这对双胞胎长得一模一样。

   Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de yì mú yí yàng.

   These twins look exactly alike.

2. HSK 3

   这两个箱子一模一样。

   Zhè liǎng ge xiāngzi yì mú yí yàng.

   These two boxes are identical.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你看，这是我的新手机。

   Nǐ kàn, zhè shì wǒ de xīn shǒujī.

   Look, this is my new phone.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我的手机跟你的一模一样！

   Wǒ de shǒujī gēn nǐ de yì mú yí yàng!

   My phone is exactly the same as yours!

3. 
   Speaker A:

   真的吗？让我看看。

   Zhēn de ma? Ràng wǒ kànkan.

   Really? Let me see.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   你看，颜色也一样。

   Nǐ kàn, yánsè yě yíyàng.

   Look, even the colour is the same.

1. 1.What does 一模一样 mean?

   ACompletely differentBExactly alike; identicalCVery old
2. 2.Which sentence uses 一模一样 correctly?

   A这两个箱子一模一样。B他一模一样地跑到学校。C这个箱子一模一样很大。
3. 3.Which word fits best? 这对双胞胎长得____。 (These twins look exactly alike.)

   A一见钟情B全力以赴C一模一样

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• 一年一度yī nián yī dù(idiom) annual; once a yearNot on the HSK 3.0 syllabus

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