Difference between revisions of "Expressing "it seems" with "haoxiang""

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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

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 * [[Practicing HSK Grammar (语法精讲精炼)]] (pp. 41) [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001N6R7DI&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001N6R7DI →buy]
+* [[Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar]] (pp. 101) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1933330899/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=1933330899 →buy]
+* [[Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 1 (博雅汉语初经起步篇)]] (pp. 157) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075294/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075294 →buy]
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