好像
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

好像

hǎoxiàng

as if

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

as if

02

to seem like

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 好像

What does 好像 mean in Chinese?

好像 (hǎoxiàng) means as if.

How do you pronounce 好像?

好像 is pronounced hǎoxiàng.

Is 好像 an HSK word?

好像 is on the HSK 3 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 好像?

好像 is used as a 动词 / 副词 (verb / adverb) in Chinese.

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