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The Chinese word haoxiang - 好像 - hǎoxiàng
(to be like in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
hǎoxiàng
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English translations
to be like, as if,
to look like, as though, to seem
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of hǎoxiàng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 好像 ( haoxiang / hǎoxiàng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Tian haoxiang yao xia yu le.
Tiān hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔ le.– English translation: It looks like it's going to rain.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
good | to resemble
More words that mean to be like in Chinese
fǎng ( 仿 )
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