相像

xiāngxiàng

verb #13,277

Meanings

1 to resemble one another; to be alike; similar

Characters

mutually; each other; appearance

to resemble; to look like; image

Examples

这对双胞胎长得很相像。

Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi zhǎng de hěn xiāngxiàng.

This pair of twins look very much alike.

他们的性格一点也不相像。

Tāmen de xìnggé yīdiǎn yě bù xiāngxiàng.

Their personalities are not alike at all.

Tips

mistakes

Don't confuse 相像 (xiāngxiàng, to resemble each other) with 想象 (xiǎngxiàng, to imagine). They sound similar but mean very different things.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng

像 xiàng