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似乎 (sì hū) — how to say "seems like" in Chinese
似乎
Seems like
adverb of likelihood
How to use it
Goes before the verb and says how likely it is.
他似乎在生气。
tā sì hū zài shēng qì
He seems to be angry.
Character composition
似
similar
乎
particle
Radicals / Keys
丿
Slash
#4 · piě · 1 stroke
人
Man
#9 · rén · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
似乎知道
sìhū zhīdào
seems to know
似乎要下雨
sìhū yào xiàyǔ
seems it will rain
似乎明白
sìhū míngbai
seems to understand
Examples
天空阴沉沉的，云层很厚，似乎快要下雨了，我们得赶紧回家。
The sky is gloomy, the clouds are thick, it seems like it's going to rain soon, we need to hurry home.
他似乎很高兴。
He seems very happy.
Frequently asked questions
Seems like meaning in Chinese
"seems like" in Chinese is 似乎 (sì hū).
似乎 meaning in English
似乎 (sì hū) means "Seems like".
How is 似乎 pronounced?
It is pronounced sì hū (written as si hu, sihu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "seems like" in Chinese characters?
It is written 似乎: 似 has 6 strokes, 乎 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 似乎?
似乎 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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