好像
hǎo xiàng
Pinyin
Definition
好像
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- as if
- to seem like
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 good
- 2 well
- 3 proper
- 4 good to
- 5 easy to
- 6 very
- 7 so
- 8 (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
- 9 (of two people) close
- 10 on intimate terms
- 11 (after a personal pronoun) hello
- 1 idol
- 1 to resemble
- 2 to be like
- 3 to look as if
- 4 such as
- 5 appearance
- 6 image
- 7 portrait
- 8 image under a mapping (math.)
- 1 just
- 2 exactly
- 3 to happen to be
- 1 without any better option
- 2 to have to
- 3 to be forced to
Idioms (20)
不问好歹
- 1 no matter what may happen (idiom)
不知好歹
- 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
- 2 not to know what's good for one
- 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不识好歹
- 1 unable to tell good from bad (idiom)
- 2 undiscriminating
做好做歹
- 1 to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn
公诸同好
- 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
Sample Sentences
媳妇儿啊,看看我们的小宝贝儿,这脸蛋儿多可爱!但他自个儿在这儿玩儿,好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子,给他做个伴儿吧!
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
因为成本太高了,所以这个计划好像行不通。
Because the cost is too high, this project might not be able to proceed.
这款零售价好像有点儿高啊。
The retail price seems a little bit high.
听听你这话,好像不花钱你反而吃亏了一样!
You sound as if not spending is your loss!
这话题好像是你挑起的吧?
It seems you were the one who brought this up?
今天的菜好像点多了,估计又要浪费了。
Looks like we’ve over ordered the food, I reckon we’re going to waste food again.
我真羡慕你每天活力满满,我好像是多次努力之后,希望落空,也就丧失了信心和动力。
I really envy you, living in high spirits every day. I lose my confidence and motivation after several failed attempts.
隔天,8月7号星期四,女孩儿消失的第32天,一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候,不知怎的,总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他,心里不禁感到毛毛的,浑身不自在。转过身,他大吃一惊!
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
我好像快要吐了。
I am about to puke soon.
嗯…专长啊…我好像没什么专长。虽然我没什么专长,可是我的特色是诚实。
Um... Expertise... I don’t seem to have any expertise. Although I don't have any expertise, my characteristics include being honest.