Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"

To express "seems," the word 好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be used.

Structure

The structure for this is:

Subj. + 好像 + [Observation]

Note that if this structure is used without a subject, it has the meaning of "it seems that..." in English. This could then be followed by an entire statement.

Examples

• 他们 好像 分手 了 。Tāmen hǎoxiàng fēnshǒu le.They seem to have broken up.
• 你 好像 生病 了 。Nǐ hǎoxiàng shēngbìng le.It seems like you're sick.
• 她 好像 怀孕 了 。Tā hǎoxiàng huáiyùn le.She seems to be pregnant.
• 好像 要 下雨 了 。Hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ le.It seems like it's going to rain.
• 宝宝 好像 醒 了 。Bǎobao hǎoxiàng xǐng le.It seems that the baby wakes up.

See also

• Appearance with "kanqilai"

Sources and further reading

Books

• Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼) (pp. 41) →buy
• Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 101) →buy
• Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 157) →buy