just like; resemble; as if
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to be just like; to resemble; as if
literaryOften used in literary or descriptive contexts to draw vivid comparisons between two things.
Huān欢
téng腾
de的
rén人
qún群
wǎn宛
rú如
dà大
hǎi海
de的
bō波
tāo涛
。
The jubilant crowd surged like the waves of the ocean.
Yuè月
guāng光
wǎn宛
rú如
liú流
shuǐ水
yī一
bān般
，
jìng静
jìng静
de地
xiè泻
zài在
hé荷
yè叶
shàng上
。
The moonlight flowed like water, quietly spilling onto the lotus leaves.
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Tā她
zhàn站
zài在
nà那
lǐ里
，
wǎn宛
rú如
yī一
zūn尊
měi美
lì丽
de的
diāo雕
xiàng像
。
She stood there like a beautiful statue.