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仿佛 (fǎngfú) — how to say "as if" in Chinese
仿佛
As if, seem
adverb of likelihood
How to use it
Goes before the verb and says how likely it is.
她仿佛认识我。
tā fǎng fú rèn shi wǒ
She seems to know me.
Character composition
仿
to imitate
佛
Buddha
Radicals / Keys
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
仿佛在梦里
fǎng fú zài mèng lǐ
as if in a dream
仿佛知道
fǎng fú zhī dào
as if knowing
Examples
这个地方我仿佛很久以前来过。
I seem to have come to this place a long time ago.
仿佛在做梦。
As if in a dream.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "as if" in Chinese?
"as if" in Chinese is 仿佛 (fǎngfú).
仿佛 meaning in English
仿佛 (fǎngfú) means "As if, seem".
How is 仿佛 pronounced?
It is pronounced fǎngfú (written as fangfu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "as if" in Chinese characters?
It is written 仿佛: 仿 has 6 strokes, 佛 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 仿佛?
仿佛 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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