好像

hǎoxiàng
adverb HSK 2 #316

Meanings

  1. 1 to seem
  2. 2 to look like
  3. 3 as if

Examples

Tā hǎoxiàng shēngbìng le.
He seems to be sick.
Tiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.
It looks like it's going to rain.
Zhège rén hǎoxiàng zài nǎlǐ jiàn guo.
I feel like I've seen this person somewhere.

Tips

grammar
Used at the start of a clause or directly before a verb. Pattern: subject + 好像 + verb phrase.
mistakes
好像 expresses uncertainty (seems / looks like), while on its own can mean 'to resemble' with more certainty. Compare 好像妈妈 ('you seem like your mom') with 妈妈 ('you look like your mom').

Stroke Order

hǎo
xiàng