Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
To express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be used.
Contents
- 1 Structure
- 2 Examples
- 3 See also
- 4 Sources and further reading
Structure
Subj. + 好像 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 他 好像 是 英国 人 。
Tā hǎoxiàng shì Yīngguó rén.
He seems to be British.
- 你 好像 不 是 本地 人 。
Nǐ hǎoxiàng bù shì běndì rén.
You don't seem to be a local.
- 她 好像 生病 了 。
Tā hǎoxiàng shēngbìng le.
It seems like she's sick.
- 你 好像 很 不 喜欢 她 。
Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn bù xǐhuan tā.
It seems that you dislike her a lot.
- 王 先生 好像 很怕 他 老婆 。
Wáng xiānsheng hǎoxiàng hěn pà tā lǎopo.
Mr. Wang seems to fear his wife a lot.
- 他 一 个 人 坐 在 那儿 ，好像 在 想 事情 。
Tā yī gè rén zuò zài nàr, hǎoxiàng zài xiǎng shìqing.
He's sitting there all by himself. It seems like he's thinking about something.
Note that if this structure is used without a subject, it has the meaning of "it seems like..." in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement.
- 好像 不 行 。
Hǎoxiàng bù xíng.
It seems like it didn't work.
- 好像 要 下雨 了 。
Hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.
It seems like it's going to rain.
- 好像 有 人 敲门 。
Hǎoxiàng yǒu rén qiāo mén.
It seems like someone is knocking at the door.
- 好像 有 人 来 过 。
Hǎoxiàng yǒu rén lái guo.
It seems like someone was here.
See also
- Appearance with "kanqilai"
- Expressing "as if" with "sihu"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 41) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 101) →buy
- Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 157) →buy