resemble; be just like
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to resemble; to be just like; to be similar to
literaryCommonly used in literary or descriptive contexts to draw comparisons between things. Often appears in poetry and formal descriptions.
Yuǎn远
shān山
wǎn宛
sì似
yī一
fú幅
shuǐ水
mò墨
huà画
。
The distant mountains look just like an ink wash painting.
Tā她
wǎn宛
sì似
yī一
wèi位
xià下
fán凡
de的
xiān仙
nǚ女
。
She resembles a fairy who has descended to the mortal world.
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Hú湖
miàn面
píng平
jìng静
，
wǎn宛
sì似
yī一
miàn面
jù巨
dà大
de的
jìng镜
zi子
。
The lake surface is calm, just like an enormous mirror.