1 see also: 似的 shì de

1 apparently

2 to seem

3 to appear

4 as if

5 seemingly

1 to appear to be

2 to seem as if

1 variant: 仿佛 fǎng fú

1 seems as if

2 rather like

3 Taiwan pr. [sì de]

1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)

1 fleeting years (idiom)

1 like a smile yet not a smile (idiom)

1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea

2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)

1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!