Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide"

跟...似的（gēn... shìde ）is the same as pretty much the same as "像...一样." 似的 the is an auxiliary word, and it is used after a noun, a pronoun or an adjective and indicates something is similar to something else. Notice that here the 似 in 似的 can be pronounced shì or sì.

This grammar pattern is used often in metaphors or similes, and it is often used in descriptive literature.

Structure

跟 + Noun/Pronoun/Adjective + 似的

Remember that nouns. pronouns, or verbs can be placed before the 似的, though nouns are the most common.

Examples

• 她们 俩 好 得 跟 亲 姐妹 似的。
• 最近 天气 热 得 跟 在 蒸笼 里 似的。
• 别 跟 他 似的 一天到晚 好吃 懒做。
• 他 做 这 个 最 拿手 了， 跟 很轻松似的 就 做 好 了。

See also

• Basic comparisons with "yiyang"

Sources and Further Reading

Books

• Home With Kids1 (家有儿女1)(p.13) →buy
• Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解 (P.93)→buy

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