<p><code>模仿者</code> means <code>imitator</code>, which isn't necessarily negative, and is used more for behavior imitation instead of content crib, but I think it is fine to use for your case. </p>

<p>For intellectual property plagiarism, the common words are <code>抄袭</code> (lit. copy and assault) and <code>剽窃</code> (lit. rob and steal). Both words are formal and strong but the latter one is even stronger. You can say someone is a <code>抄袭者</code> if he cribbed your exam answer, or <code>剽窃者</code> if he plagiarized your work.</p>

<p>Note in Chinese, <code>xx者</code> usually indicates a behavior pattern or long-term state, while in English <code>-er</code> form is merely a language tool to convert a verb into a noun and is commonly used for one-time actions. So if you call someone <code>模仿者</code> it usually means this person always imitates somebody. If it's just this one time, I'd prefer to say '他抄(袭)了我的状态更新' instead of '他是个抄袭者'.</p>

<p>BTW if that person is not a human account, like a robot who cribs status updates and wall posts to look credible, we call them <code>僵尸(账)号</code> (lit. zombie account), <code>机器人</code> (lit. robot) or <code>僵尸粉</code> (lit. zombie follower).</p>

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NS.X.
<p>In this context, I would use:</p>

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  <p>跟屁虫 [gēn pì chóng]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Similar to the English word "copycat", it is an <em>informal</em> noun used to describe a person who imitates, tags along or copies the idea or behaviour of another person.</p>

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杨以轩
<p>山寨。</p>
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<p>China is home to copycatters. 中国是山寨之乡。</p>
<p>Every innovation gets copycatted by China. 每个创新都被中国山寨。</p>
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<p>In your example however, <code>抄袭</code> and <code>剽窃</code> are the most accurate.</p>

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Wang Dingwei
<p>复读机</p>

<p><a href="http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8D%E8%AF%BB%E6%9C%BA" rel="nofollow">维基百科页面</a></p>

<p>“你复读机啊你？”</p>

<p>Stupid character counter bah</p>

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Joseph S WU
<p>I posted a status on Facebook and 20 minutes later someone else posted the exact same one. Google translate spits out 复印机 for <em>copycat</em> which looks pretty weird to me (the 机 at the end). Nciku gave me 模仿者 which looks better (the 者 at the end). How can I say something akin to 'copycat' in Mandarin?</p>

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How to say copycat?
# How to say copycat?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-11-01)

I posted a status on Facebook and 20 minutes later someone else posted the exact same one. Google translate spits out 复印机 for *copycat* which looks pretty weird to me (the 机 at the end). Nciku gave me 模仿者 which looks better (the 者 at the end). How can I say something akin to 'copycat' in Mandarin?

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-11-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

`模仿者` means `imitator`, which isn't necessarily negative, and is used more for behavior imitation instead of content crib, but I think it is fine to use for your case.

For intellectual property plagiarism, the common words are `抄袭` (lit. copy and assault) and `剽窃` (lit. rob and steal). Both words are formal and strong but the latter one is even stronger. You can say someone is a `抄袭者` if he cribbed your exam answer, or `剽窃者` if he plagiarized your work.

Note in Chinese, `xx者` usually indicates a behavior pattern or long-term state, while in English `-er` form is merely a language tool to convert a verb into a noun and is commonly used for one-time actions. So if you call someone `模仿者` it usually means this person always imitates somebody. If it's just this one time, I'd prefer to say '他抄(袭)了我的状态更新' instead of '他是个抄袭者'.

BTW if that person is not a human account, like a robot who cribs status updates and wall posts to look credible, we call them `僵尸(账)号` (lit. zombie account), `机器人` (lit. robot) or `僵尸粉` (lit. zombie follower).


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-11-02. Score: 2

In this context, I would use:

> 跟屁虫 [gēn pì chóng]

Similar to the English word "copycat", it is an *informal* noun used to describe a person who imitates, tags along or copies the idea or behaviour of another person.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-11-02. Score: 1

山寨。

> China is home to copycatters. 中国是山寨之乡。
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> Every innovation gets copycatted by China. 每个创新都被中国山寨。

In your example however, `抄袭` and `剽窃` are the most accurate.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2014-11-07. Score: 0

复读机

[维基百科页面](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%8D%E8%AF%BB%E6%9C%BA)

“你复读机啊你？”

Stupid character counter bah


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