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Déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time) in Chinese: 似曾相识 (sì céng xiāng shí)

sì céng xiāng shí

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 似曾相識1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
  2. 2seemingly familiar
  3. 3apparently already acquainted

Stroke order

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似
曾
相
识

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ㄙˋ

sì

ㄙ/ sˋ/ fourth tone

ㄘㄥˊ

céng

ㄘ/ cㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄕˊ

shí

ㄕ/ shˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

似曾相识

Simplified

似曾相識

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个地方我似曾相识，好像来过。

    zhè ge dì fāng wǒ sì céng xiāng shí， hǎo xiàng lái guò。

    This place feels strangely familiar, as if I've been here before.

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Related words

曾

céng

once

识

shí

to know

认识

rèn shi

to know

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

互相

hù xiāng

each other

相反

xiāng fǎn

opposite

知识

zhī shi

knowledge

曾经

céng jīng

once

常识

cháng shí

common sense

似的

shì de

seems as if

似乎

sì hū

it seems

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