<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>To express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be used.</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <p>The structure for this is:</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Subj. + 好像 + [Observation]</p> </div> <p>Note that if this structure is used without a subject, it has the meaning of "it seems that..." in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement.</p> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 <em>好像</em> 是 英国 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>hǎoxiàng</em> shì Yīngguó rén.</span><span class="trans">He seems to be British.</span></li> <li>你 <em>好像</em> 不 是 本地 人 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>hǎoxiàng</em> bù shì běndì rén.</span><span class="trans">You don't seem to be local.</span></li> <li>她 <em>好像</em> 有点 喜欢 你 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>hǎoxiàng</em> yǒudiǎn xǐhuan nǐ.</span><span class="trans">It seems that she has a crush on you.</span></li> <li>他们 <em>好像</em> 分手 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>hǎoxiàng</em> fēnshǒu le.</span><span class="trans">They seem to have broken up.</span></li> <li>你 <em>好像</em> 生病 了 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>hǎoxiàng</em> shēngbìng le.</span><span class="trans">It seems like you're sick.</span></li> <li><em>好像</em> 要 下雨 了 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Hǎoxiàng</em> yào xiàyǔ le.</span><span class="trans">It seems like it's going to rain.</span></li> <li>我们 <em>好像</em> 见 过 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen <em>hǎoxiàng</em> jiàn guo.</span><span class="trans">It seems that we've met.</span></li> <li><em>好像</em> 没有 人 能 帮 他 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Hǎoxiàng</em> méiyǒu rén néng bāng tā.</span><span class="trans">It seems that nobody can help him.</span></li> <li>牛奶 <em>好像</em> 过期 了 ，别 喝 了 。<span class="pinyin">Niúnǎi <em>hǎoxiàng</em> guòqī le, bié hē le.</span><span class= "trans">The milk might have expired. Stop drinking it.</span></li> <li>你 <em>好像</em> 很怕 你 老婆 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>hǎoxiàng</em> hěn pà nǐ lǎopo.</span><span class="trans">You seem to fear your wife.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href="Appearance_with_"kanqilai"" title= "wikilink">Appearance with "kanqilai"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Practicing_HSK_Grammar_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%B2%BE%E8%AE%B2%E7%B2%BE%E7%82%BC)" title="wikilink">Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)</a> (pp. 41) <a href= "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"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Basic_Patterns_of_Chinese_Grammar" title= "wikilink">Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar</a> (pp. 101) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)</a> (pp. 157) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B1_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B1 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>