臨摹

临摹
línmó
to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc)

CEDICT

  1. 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
  2. to copy (a model of calligraphy, painting, etc.); to imitate

Wiktionary

學習書法的兩種方法。臨是置紙於旁而模仿碑帖，摹則以紙覆於範帖上而描摹。兩者皆是初學書法的必經歷程。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 臨 lín
  1. to face
  2. to overlook
  3. to arrive
  4. to be (just) about to
  5. just before
2 摹 mó
  1. (bound form) to imitate
  2. to copy

Related entries

仿製 fǎngzhì
  1. to copy
  2. to imitate
  3. to make by imitating a model
仿造 fǎngzào
  1. to copy
  2. to produce sth after a model
  3. to counterfeit
那是一個仿造品。

That's an imitation.

Source: Tatoeba

傳寫 chuánxiě
  1. to copy
  2. to pass on a copy
抄寫 chāoxiě
  1. to copy
  2. to transcribe
照原樣 zhàoyuányàng
  1. to copy
  2. to follow the original shape
  3. faithful restoration
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