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Hao Xiang - Daily Mandarin Lesson

"Seem Like" in Mandarin Chinese

By Qiu Gui Su, About.com

Hao Xiang

Meaning

as if; seem like

Pronunciation

Tone marks: ►hǎo xiàng
Tone numbers: hao3 xiang4

Chinese Characters

Traditional: 好像
Simplified: 好像

First Character: 好 (hǎo) – good; well
Second Character: 像 (xiàng) – (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem

Examples of Hǎo Xiàng

Audio files are marked with ►

Tā hǎo xiàng shēng bìng le.
她好像生病了。
她好像生病了。
She looks like she's sick.

Tāmen hǎo xiàng bān jiā le.
他們好像搬家了。
他们好像搬家了。
It's looks like they're moving house.

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