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Chinese
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to face; to overlook; to arrive to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before |
imitate; copy
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| trad. (臨摹)
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臨
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摹
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| simp. (临摹)
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临
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摹
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Pronunciation
Verb
臨摹
- to copy (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.); to imitate
Synonyms
- 仿效 (fǎngxiào)
- 仿照 (fǎngzhào)
- 擬／拟 (nǐ) (literary, or in compounds)
- 效仿 (xiàofǎng)
- 模仿 (mófǎng)
- 模擬／模拟 (mónǐ)
- 規矩／规矩 (guījǔ) (literary)
Noun
臨摹
- copying a model of calligraphy or painting by either direct imitation of the original or placing thin paper on top of the original and tracing it
Usage notes
- 臨／临 (lín) and 摹 (mó) refer to the two different ways Chinese calligraphy is practiced, through the techniques of imitating and tracing respectively.
Derived terms