seem; be like; just as if
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to seem; to be like
formalUsed to express similarity or make a comparison, often in written or formal spoken language.
Tā她
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
hǎo好
sì似
tiān天
shàng上
de的
xīng星
xing星
yī一
yàng样
míng明
liàng亮
。
Her eyes are as bright as stars in the sky.
Tā他
hǎo好
sì似
yǐ已
jīng经
zhī知
dào道
le了
zhè这
ge个
xiāo消
xi息
。
He seems to already know this news.
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Wài外
miàn面
de的
huān欢
hū呼
shēng声
hǎo好
sì似
hǎi海
làng浪
yī一
bān般
yǒng涌
lái来
。
The cheers from outside surged forward like ocean waves.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zāi灾
nàn难
guò过
hòu后
，
chéng城
shì市
hǎo好
sì似
yī一
piàn片
fèi废
xū墟
。
After this disaster, the city was like a stretch of ruins.