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
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
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (p. 292)→buy
