Chinese

好像

/xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
to seem; to be like; as if
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese好 “good; well”
    • ideaChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • ideaChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
  • characterChinese像 “picture; image; photograph; figure”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)”

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