simile; explicit metaphor
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
simile; explicit metaphor; a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using words like 'like' or 'as'
formalCommonly employs markers such as 如, 像, 似, 好像, 如同, 好比, and 像……似的 to introduce the comparison.
Cǐ此
shí时
xīn心
qíng情
，
zhèng正
xiàng像
zhè这
wú无
shuǐ水
de的
kū枯
jǐng井
。
At this moment, my mood is just like this dry well without water.
Tā她
de的
xiào笑
róng容
xiàng像
chūn春
tiān天
de的
yáng阳
guāng光
yī一
yàng样
wēn温
nuǎn暖
。
Her smile is as warm as the spring sunshine.
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Zhàn战
shì士
men们
rú如
xià下
shān山
měng猛
hǔ虎
bān般
chōng冲
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
。
The soldiers charged at the enemy like fierce tigers descending the mountain.
Shí时
jiān间
hǎo好
bǐ比
liú流
shuǐ水
，
yī一
qù去
bù不
fù复
fǎn返
。
Time is like flowing water—once gone, it never returns.