How to say “seem” in Chinese
seem; it looks like
“Seem” in Chinese is 好像, hǎo xiàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
好像 is read hǎo xiàng: 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
女 “woman” and 子 “child” side by side: “good”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 象 xiàng “elephant” hints at the sound.
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 “好像”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 好像. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我好像感冒了。wǒhǎoxiànggǎnmàoleI think I've caught a cold.
- 我好像着凉了wǒhǎoxiàngzháoliángleI think I've caught a cold.
- 他说得好像自己去过2似的tāshuōdehǎoxiàngzìjǐqùguoshìdeHe talks as if he'd been there himself.
- 最近你好像特别忙。zuìjìnnǐhǎoxiàngtèbiémángYou seem to have been really busy lately.
More words from the lesson “I think I've caught a cold”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “seem” in Chinese?
“Seem” in Chinese is 好像, pinyin hǎoxiàng.
What does 好像 mean?
好像 (hǎoxiàng) means “seem; it looks like”.
How do you write 好像?
好像 is 2 characters: 好 (hǎo) — good, well; 像 (xiàng) — resemble; image. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 好像?
好像 is read hǎoxiàng. Tones: hǎo — third tone, xiàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“seem” in the lesson “I think I've caught a cold”
This word is from the topic “Health and wrap-up” of HSK 3. 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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