Chinese phrase
似乎〜 sì hū 〜
Meaning
It seems that ___
When to use it
Shows that something appears true, not certain. It often softens an observation when the evidence is not complete.
Example dialogue
客户似乎对这个方案不太满意。 kè hù sì hū duì zhè ge fāng àn bú tài mǎn yì
The client does not seem very satisfied with this proposal.
那我们要不要修改提案? nà wǒ men yào bú yào xiū gǎi tí àn
Then, should we revise the proposal?