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Definition
A famous fashion model.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to high fashion or runway models who have achieved significant public recognition. It carries a slightly glamorous connotation and is rarely applied to commercial or catalogue models. In casual speech, people often just use the loanword 模特兒 or even shorten it to model.
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Common phrases
international supermodel
the style and grace of a famous model
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 明星, which refers to celebrities or movie stars in general. While a model might be a celebrity, the term specifically highlights their profession in the fashion industry.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
