How to say “as if” in Chinese
as if
“As if” in Chinese is 仿佛, fǎng fú: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
仿佛 is read fǎng fú: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 方 fāng hints at the sound.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 弗 fú hints at the sound. On its own it's read fó — “Buddha”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “仿佛”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 仿佛. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我仿佛回到了童年。wǒfǎngfúhuídàoletóngniánIt's as if I'd gone back to my childhood.
More words from the lesson “As if and as though”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “as if” in Chinese?
“As if” in Chinese is 仿佛, pinyin fǎngfú.
What does 仿佛 mean?
仿佛 (fǎngfú) means “as if”.
How do you write 仿佛?
仿佛 is 2 characters: 仿 (fǎng) — imitate; 佛 (fú) — part of the word “as if”. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 仿佛?
仿佛 is read fǎngfú. Tones: fǎng — third tone, fú — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“as if” in the lesson “As if and as though”
This word is from the topic “Linking ideas” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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