仿佛

fǎngfú

adverb HSK 6 #5,364

Meanings

她仿佛什么都没发生一样。

Tā fǎngfú shénme dōu méi fāshēng yīyàng.

She acted as if nothing had happened.

这个地方仿佛人间仙境。

Zhège dìfāng fǎngfú rénjiān xiānjìng.

This place seems like a paradise on earth.

他仿佛听到了远处的歌声。

Tā fǎngfú tīngdào le yuǎnchù de gēshēng.

He seemed to hear singing from afar.

时间仿佛停止了。

Shíjiān fǎngfú tíngzhǐ le.

Time seemed to stand still.

usage

仿佛 is more literary/formal than 好像 (hǎoxiàng). Both mean 'as if', but 仿佛 is preferred in written Chinese.

usage

佛 is pronounced 'fú' here (not 'Fó' as in Buddha). This is a common pronunciation exception.

仿 fǎng

佛 Fó