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好像 (hǎo xiàng) English Meaning
- as if
- to seem like
Traditional Characters: 好像
好 forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
像 forms words in:
HSK 3, HSK 4 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Sample Sentences
- 好像要下雨了。
Hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔle.
It looks like it is going to rain. - 今天也好像会下雨。
Jīntiān yě hǎoxiàng huì xià yǔ.
It looks as if it’ll rain today, too. - 她看起来好像喝醉了。
Tā kàn qǐlái hǎoxiàng hē zuìle.
She looked as if she were drunk. - 他好像知道这个秘密。
Tā hǎoxiàng zhīdào zhège mìmì.
It seems to knows the secret. - 他们看起来好像要哭了。
Tāmen kàn qǐlái hǎoxiàng yào kūle.
They looked as if they were about to cry. - 好像她已出去好几天了。
Hǎoxiàng tā yǐ chūqù hǎo jǐ tiānle.
It looks as if she’s gone away for a few days.
Stroke Order & Character Components
好 (hǎo): good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of an unmarried couple) to be close; to be keen on each other
- 女 (nǚ): woman
- 子 (zi): child
像 (xiàng): to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)
- 亻 (rén): man
- 象 (xiàng): elephant; CL: 隻|只(zhī); shape; form; appearance; to imitate
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 好
HSK 1 Word List
- 好 (hǎo): good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness)
HSK 2 Word List
- 好吃(hǎo chī): tasty; delicious
HSK 3 Word List
- 爱好(ài hào): interest; hobby; appetite for; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 好处(hǎo chu): benefit; advantage; gain; profit; also pronounced hǎo chù; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 好像(hǎo xiàng): as if; to seem like
- 友好(yǒu hǎo): friendly; amicable
- 正好(zhèng hǎo): just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that
- 只好(zhǐ hǎo): without any better option; to have to; to be forced to
- 最好(zuì hǎo): best; (you) had better (do what we suggest)
HSK 5 Word List
- 好客(hào kè): hospitality; to treat guests well; to enjoy having guests; hospitable; friendly
- 好奇(hào qí): inquisitive; curious
- 良好(liáng hǎo): good; favorable; well; fine
HSK 6 Word List
- 恰到好处(qià dào hǎo chù): it’s just perfect; it’s just right
- 讨好(tǎo hǎo): to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on somebody; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one’s labor
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 像
HSK 3 Word List
- 像(xiàng): (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem
HSK 4 Word List
- 好像(hǎo xiàng): as if; to seem like
HSK 6 Word List
- 不像话(bú xiàng huà): unreasonable; shocking; outrageous
- 偶像(ǒu xiàng): idol; false god
- 肖像(xiào xiàng): portrait
