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似的

shìde

as if (comparison)

A child beside a puppet
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Characters in this word

似 sì

Strokes
6
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 以 according to
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 似

的 de

Strokes
8
Radical
白 — white
Made of
白 white 勺 spoon, ladle

Example phrases

  • 他像孩子似的。 Tā xiàng háizi shìde. He is like a child.
  • 她累得病似的。 Tā lèi de bìng shìde. She is so tired she seems sick.
  • 雨像线似的下。 Yǔ xiàng xiàn shìde xià. The rain falls like strings.

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