English–Chinese
“similar” in Chinese
How to say “similar” in Chinese
“Similar” in Chinese is 相似 (xiāng sì).
A shared pattern makes two things recognizable as alike, while their separate identities remain clear.
Example sentences with 相似
这两幅画有很多相似之处。zhè liǎng fú huà yǒu hěn duō xiāng sì zhī chù
These two paintings have many similarities.
Tips for using 相似
- In everyday descriptions, naming the comparison area helps distinguish similarity of appearance from similarity of ideas without claiming that the whole things match.
Other Chinese words for “similar”
这两种疾病的症状很类似。zhè liáng zhǒng jí bìng de zhèng zhuàng hěn lèi sì
The symptoms of these two diseases are very similar.