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好似

hǎosì

to seem; to be like

A person stands still on a pedestal like a statue
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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

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

Example phrases

  • 远处的灯火好似漂浮在海面上的星群。 Yuǎnchù de dēnghuǒ hǎosì piāofú zài hǎimiàn shàng de xīngqún. The distant lights seemed like a cluster of stars floating on the sea.
  • 月亮好似一个大银盘挂在天上。 Yuèliang hǎosì yí ge dà yínpán guà zài tiānshang. The moon is like a big silver plate hanging in the sky.
  • 他一动不动地站着,好似一尊雕像。 Tā yí dòng bú dòng de zhàn zhe, hǎosì yì zūn diāoxiàng. He stood motionless like a statue.

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