好像

hǎo xiàng · hao xiang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. as if
  2. to seem like

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2 examples
01

他(tā)说(shuō)得(de)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)个(ge)秘(mì)密(mì)一(yí)样(yàng)。

He talks as if he knew the secret.

Tatoeba: Chinese by popolady · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)阴(yīn)了(le),好(hǎo)像(xiàng)要(yào)下(xià)雨(yǔ)。

It's gotten cloudy; it looks like it's going to rain.

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