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好像

hǎoxiàng

seem; be like

HSK 2 · Topic “Modals and markers”
A child looking at a rabbit cloud
Memory picture

Characters in this word

好 hǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
女 woman, girl 子 son, child
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

像 xiàng

Strokes
13
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 象 elephant
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他好像很忙。 Tā hǎoxiàng hěn máng. He seems very busy.
  • 你好像累了。 Nǐ hǎoxiàng lèi le. You seem tired.
  • 这里好像不错。 Zhèlǐ hǎoxiàng búcuò. This place seems nice.

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