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[好像](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%A5%BD%E5%83%8F), [像](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%83%8F)

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To express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be used.

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- [1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [3 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [4 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [4.1 Books](#Books "wikilink")

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Subj. + 好像 ⋯⋯

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- 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"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Appearance_with_%22kanqilai%22) - [Expressing "as if" with "sihu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22as_if%22_with_%22sihu%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Practicing_HSK_Grammar_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%B2%BE%E8%AE%B2%E7%B2%BE%E7%82%BC)) (pp. 41) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI) - [Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar) (pp. 101) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ykU1OD) - [Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Elementary_Starter_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%88%9D%E7%BB%8F%E8%B5%B7%E6%AD%A5%E7%AF%87)) (pp. 157) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2hbyxKi)

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