Expressing "as if" with "sihu"

副词，意思接近“好像”。用法也比较接近。“好像”比较口语，比较书面语。

Structure

Subj. + 似乎 ⋯⋯

Examples

• 老板 今天 似乎 不太 高兴 。The boss seems a little upset today.
• 你 说 得 似乎 很 有道理 。What you said seems to make a lot of sense.
• 他 似乎 明白 这句话 的 意思 ，却 又 说不清楚 。He seems to understand the meaning of that sentence while he couldn't explain well.
• 她 似乎 隐瞒 了 什么 。She seems to have concealed something.
• 似乎 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。It seems that nobody cares about that little boy.

See also

• Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"
• Appearance with "kanqilai"

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK6