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  <p>To express "<b>seems</b>," the word <span class="hanzi">好像</span> (<span class="pinyin">hǎoxiàng</span>) can be used.</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
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  <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>

  <p>The structure for this is:</p>

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    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">好像</span> + [Observation]
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  <p>Note that if this structure is used <b>without</b> a subject, it has the meaning of "<b>it seems that...</b>" in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement.</p>

  <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">他 好像 是 英国 人 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā hǎoxiàng shì Yīngguó rén.</span><br/><span> He seems to be British.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 好像 不 是 本地 人 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hǎoxiàng bù shì běndì rén.</span><br/><span> You don't seem to be local.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她 好像 有点 喜欢 你 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎn xǐhuan nǐ.</span><br/><span> It seems that she has a crush on you.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他们 好像 分手 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen hǎoxiàng fēnshǒu le.</span><br/><span> They seem to have broken up.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 好像 生病 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hǎoxiàng shēngbìng le.</span><br/><span> It seems like you're sick.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">好像 要 下雨 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.</span><br/><span> It seems like it's going to rain.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 好像 见 过 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒmen hǎoxiàng jiàn guo.</span><br/><span> It seems that we've met.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">好像 没有 人 能 帮 他 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Hǎoxiàng méiyǒu rén néng bāng tā.</span><br/><span> It seems that nobody can help him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">牛奶 好像 过期 了 ，别 喝 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Niúnǎi hǎoxiàng guòqī le, bié hē le.</span><br/><span> The milk might have expired. Stop drinking it.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 好像 很怕 你 老婆 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ hǎoxiàng hěn pà nǐ lǎopo.</span><br/><span> You seem to fear your wife.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Appearance_with_&quot;kanqilai&quot;" 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>Practicing HSK Grammar (<span class="hanzi">语法精讲精炼</span>) (pp. 41)</li>

    <li>Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 101)</li>

    <li>Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语初经起步篇</span>) (pp. 157)</li>
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