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Chinese word
似的
Pronunciation
Pinyinshì de
Meaning
- particleas if
Example
他好像什么都知道似的。tā hǎo xiàng shén me dōu zhī dào shì de
He acts as if he knows everything.
More examples
他今天好像有心事似的。tā jīn tiān hǎo xiàng yǒu xīn shì shì de
He looks as if he has something on his mind today.
Core concept
A sentence-ending lens that makes a description sound like a likeness, comparison, or gentle inference.
Common phrases
好像...似的hǎo xiàng shì de
as if ___
像...似的xiàng shì de
just like ___
Definition in Chinese
口语助词，位于述语后，用于根据表象作出推测或用比喩夸张描写，语气柔和，常用于口头交流。kǒu yǔ zhù cí wèi yú shù yǔ hòu yòng yú gēn jù biǎo xiàng zuò chū tuī cè huò yòng bǐ yù kuā zhāng miáo xiě yǔ qì róu hé cháng yòng yú kǒu tóu jiāo liú
Word origin
似的 (shìde, "as if") grows from 似 (sì, "resemble") plus 的 (de, "structural particle"), with the combination becoming a colloquial ending for resemblance and supposition.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this ending can soften a judgment, so a speaker sounds less absolute when describing how a situation appears.
Other meanings
- just likeadverb
- seem likeauxiliary verb