酷似

kùsì

verb HSK 7-9 #35,377

Meanings

1 to strongly resemble
2 to bear a striking resemblance to

Characters

extremely; cruel

to resemble; similar

Examples

她酷似她的母亲。

Tā kùsì tā de mǔqīn.

She bears a striking resemblance to her mother.

这座建筑酷似一艘巨大的船。

Zhè zuò jiànzhù kùsì yī sōu jùdà de chuán.

This building strongly resembles a giant ship.

Tips

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酷似 is a formal/literary word. In everyday speech, people more commonly say 很像 (hěn xiàng, very similar) or 长得很像 (zhǎng de hěn xiàng, look very alike).

Stroke Order

酷 kù

似 sì