似
的

Seems as if in Chinese: 似的 (shì de)

shì de

seems as if

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1seems as if
  2. 2rather like
  3. 3Taiwan pr. [sì de]

Stroke order

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似
的

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ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄉㄜ

de

˙/ neutral toneㄉ/ dㄜ/ e

Example sentences

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  • 死了就像做梦似的。

    sǐ le jiù xiàng zuò mèng shì de。

    Death is like dreaming.

  • 他睡得像个宝贝似的。

    tā shuì dé xiàng gè bǎo bèi shì de。

    He's sleeping like a baby.

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Related words

的

de

of

目的

mù dì

purpose

的确

dí què

really

似乎

sì hū

it seems

相似

xiāng sì

similar

别的

bié de

else

有的

yǒu de

(there are) some (who are...)

真的

zhēn de

really, truly, indeed

的话

de huà

if (coming after a conditional clause)

类似

lèi sì

similar

好似

hǎo sì

to seem

看似

kàn sì

to look as if

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