好像

hǎoxiàng
adverb HSK 3 #316

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 1
Tā hǎoxiàng shēngbìng le.
He seems to be sick.
HSK 1
Tiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.
It looks like it's going to rain.
HSK 2
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 像 on its own can mean 'to resemble' with more certainty. Compare 你好像你妈妈 ('you seem like your mom') with 你像你妈妈 ('you look like your mom').

Stroke Order

好 hǎo
像 xiàng