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  • 1

    v.be like; resemble; look like; take after; be similar to

    • jiě mèi liǎ zhǎng de fēi cháng xiàng

      姐妹非常

      The two sisters are very much alike.

    • hái zi hěn xiàng tā gē ge

      孩子哥哥

      The child is like his older brother.

    • zhè ge hái zi xiàng tā fù qīn

      这个孩子父亲

      The child takes after his father.

  • 2

    adv.look as if; seem

    • xiàng shì yào xià yǔ le

      下雨

      It looks like rain.

    • xiàng shì yǒu rén qiāo mén

      敲门

      It sounds like somebody's knocking on the door.

    • tā xiàng shì yào qù běi jīng

      北京

      He seems to want to go to Beijing.

  • 3

    n.portrait; picture; statue

    • huà xiàng

      portrait

    • sù xiàng

      statue

    • xiào xiàng

      portrait

  • 4

    v.such as; like

Words and phrases with 像

Word usage

  • Note
    "像" is different from "象". "像" refers to the image of a person or thing made by imitation, comparison, etc., and also includes the same or similar picture formed by reflection and refraction of light; "象" refers to the form of nature, person or thing.

Similar-form characters to 像

Chinese Characters with pinyin xiàng

  • turn towards; towards
  • nape; a surname
  • appraise; looks
  • elephant; appearance
  • oak; rubber tree