xiàng

佛像

Word · Noun · Verb · PrepositionTraditional像

portrait; image; resemble

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Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

noun

portrait; statue; image

A visual representation of a person, deity, or object.

Qiáng墙
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
fú幅
jiā家
rén人
de的
huà画
xiàng像
 。

A portrait of family members is hanging on the wall.

Zhè这
zūn尊
tóng铜
xiàng像
shì是
wèi为
jì纪
niàn念
yīng英
xióng雄
ér而
lì立
de的
 。

This bronze statue was erected to commemorate the hero.

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Shǒu手
jī机
pāi拍
chū出
lái来
de的
xiàng像
hěn很
qīng清
xī晰
 。

The image taken by the phone is very clear.

2.

verb

to be like; to resemble

Used to indicate similarity between two things.

Tā她
zhǎng长
de得
xiàng像
tā她
mā妈
ma妈
 。

She looks like her mother.

Jīn今
tiān天
xiàng像
chūn春
tiān天
yī一
yàng样
wēn温
nuǎn暖
 。

Today is as warm as spring.

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Tīng听
qǐ起
lái来
xiàng像
shì是
gè个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xi息
 。

That sounds like good news.

3.

preposition

as if; like

Used to introduce a simile or comparison.

Tā他
xiàng像
yī一
zhèn阵
fēng风
shì似
de的
pǎo跑
zǒu走
le了
 。

He ran away like a gust of wind.

Tā她
kāi开
xīn心
de得
xiàng像
gè个
xiǎo小
hái孩
zi子
 。

She is as happy as a child.