貌似

mào sì · mao si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to appear to be
  2. to seem as if

In a sentence

2 examples
01

貌(mào)似(sì)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

It seems that no one knew the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)貌(mào)似(sì)很(hěn)平(píng)静(jìng),其(qí)实(shí)心(xīn)里(lǐ)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

He appears very calm, but in fact he is extremely nervous inside.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Stroke order & practice

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context