Chinese

似的

/ʂɻ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
seems as if; rather like
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 7

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  • characterChinese似 “to be like; to be similar to; to resemble”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個/个 m c; 隻/只 h)”
    • soundChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese的 “bright; clear; distinct”
    • meaningChinese白 “white”
    • soundChinese勺 “spoon; ladle (Classifier: 把 m)”

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