Definition & Meaning

1.be a bit like

Word usage

hǎo xiàng

好 像

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v.be a bit like
- tā liǎ yī jiàn miàn jiù hǎo xiàng duō nián de lǎo péng you
  他俩一见面就好像多年的老朋友。
  The two of them were as intimate as close old friends the moment they came together.
- tā men xìng gé hǎo xiàng
  她们性格好像。
  They have similar personalities.
- wǒ men liǎ tǐ xíng hǎo xiàng
  我们俩体型好像。
  We are very similar in shape.
synonym
xiāng sì相似 rú tóng如同 yǒu rú有如 hǎo sì好似 yóu rú犹如 wǎn rú宛如 wǎn ruò宛若 xíng sì形似 qià sì恰似
2
adv.as if; seem
- wǒ hǎo xiàng tīng dào yǒu rén shuō guò
  我好像听到有人说过。
  I think I've heard someone mention it before.
- tā hǎo xiàng zhī dào dá àn
  他好像知道答案。
  He seems to know the answer.
- nǐ hǎo xiàng yíng le
  你好像赢了。
  You seem to have won.
synonym
sì hū似乎 dà gài大概

Word usage

Note
1."好像" is different from "似乎". "似乎" cannot be used as an analogy; "好像" can be used as a verb to be used as an analogy. 2."像" cannot be written as "象".

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