1 see also: 似的 shì de

1 apparently

2 to seem

3 to appear

4 as if

5 seemingly

1 recently

2 soon

3 nearest

1 to appear to be

2 to seem as if

1 near

2 close to

3 approximately

1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).

2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.

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)