象是

xiàngshì

verb #3,781

Meanings

1 to seem like
2 to look as if
3 to appear to be

Characters

elephant; to resemble

Examples

HSK 1

他象是生病了。

Tā xiàngshì shēngbìng le.

He seems to be sick.

HSK 3

外面象是要下雨了。

Wàimiàn xiàngshì yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain outside.

Tips

usage

象是 is an older or informal variant of 像是. In modern standard Chinese, 像是 with the person radical is preferred, but 象是 still appears in subtitles and older texts.

Stroke Order

象 xiàng

是 shì