fú

佛

Character · Verb · Adverb

same as 拂; as if; seemingly

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Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

same as 拂; to brush aside; to wipe

archaic

An archaic variant of 拂, rarely used in modern standard Chinese.

Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
cháng常
yǐ以
fó佛
dài代
fú拂
 。

In classical Chinese, 佛 is often used as a substitute for 拂.

2.

adverb

as if; seemingly; almost

Only used in the fixed phrase 仿佛, meaning 'as if' or 'seemingly'.

Tā他
fǎng仿
fú佛
wàng忘
jì记
le了
jīn今
tiān天
shì是
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shēng生
rì日
 。

He seemed to have forgotten that today is his birthday.

Yuǎn远
chù处
de的
shān山
luán峦
fǎng仿
fú佛
lǒng笼
zhào罩
zài在
bó薄
wù雾
zhōng中
 。

The distant mountains seem to be shrouded in thin mist.