似乎

sìhū

adverb HSK 5 #962

Meanings

1 it seems
2 seemingly
3 as if; apparently

Characters

particle (classical)

Examples

HSK 1

他似乎不太高兴。

Tā sìhū bú tài gāoxìng.

He doesn't seem very happy.

HSK 1

天似乎要下雨了。

Tiān sìhū yào xiàyǔ le.

It seems like it's going to rain.

HSK 5

这个计划似乎存在一些明显的问题。

Zhège jìhuà sìhū cúnzài yìxiē míngxiǎn de wèntí.

This plan seems to have some obvious problems.

Tips

usage

似乎 is slightly more formal/written than 好像. Both mean 'it seems,' but 好像 is more common in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

似 sì

乎 hū