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似 shì

resembling, similar to; as if, to seem

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 5
Radical
亻
Type
Ideograph
Made of 亻以 ⿰亻以

Memory hint: One person 亻 resembles another

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  1. 这两个词的意思很相似。
    Zhè liǎng ge cí de yìsi hěn xiāngsì.
    The meanings of these two words are very similar.
    this two (measure) word (particle) meaning very similar
  2. 他好像哭了似的。
    Tā hǎoxiàng kūle shìde.
    He looked as if he had cried.
    he seemingly cried seems-like
  3. 你能不能找一个类似的例子？
    Nǐ néng bu néng zhǎo yí ge lèisì de lìzi?
    Can you find a similar example?
    you can not-can find one (measure) similar (particle) example
  4. 这两件事完全不相似。
    Zhè liǎng jiàn shì wánquán bù xiāngsì.
    These two things are not similar at all.
    this two (measure) thing completely not similar
  5. 那天晚上，天空似乎要下雨了。
    Nà tiān wǎnshang, tiānkōng sìhū yào xià yǔ le.
    That night, the sky seemed like it was about to rain.
    that day evening, sky seemingly will fall rain (particle)

Words with 似 (4)