ReadWriteQuiz

Chinese dictionary
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  • adv.seemingly; as if; as though; it seems

    • tā sì hū zhī dào

      似乎知道

      It seems that he knows.

    • zhè huà sì hū bù yīng gāi shuō

      似乎应该

      It seems one should not say this.

    • tā sì hū lìng yǒu suǒ zhǐ

      似乎

      It seems he was referring to something else.

    • sì hū yào xià yǔ le

      似乎下雨

      It looks as if it might rain.

    • wǒ sì hū gǎn mào le

      似乎感冒

      I seem to have caught a cold.

    • qián tú sì hū bù tài lè guān

      前途似乎乐观

      The future doesn't seem very hopeful.

    • tā de jiàn yì kàn lái sì hū yǒu dào lǐ

      建议看来似乎道理

      There is a show of reason in his proposal.

    • sì hū yǒu yī xì liè wú qióng jìn de xuǎn zé

      似乎系列穷尽选择

      a seemingly endless array of options

Word usage

  • Note
    "似乎" is different from "好像". "似乎" cannot be used as an analogy; "好像" can be used as a verb and as an analogy.