Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang"

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

Structure

The structure for this is:

Subject + 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

Some examples:

• 他们 好像 是 朋友 。
• 小 猫 好像 饿 了。
• 外面 好像 有 声音！是 不 是 小偷？
• 好像 要 下雨 了。

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