Difference between revisions of "Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide""

 
Line 35: Line 35:
 
* [[Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解]] (P.93)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E5%8F%A5%E5%BC%8F%E4%BE%8B%E8%A7%A3/dp/B0011435Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347865939&sr=8-1 →buy]  
 
* [[Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese 汉语口语常用句式例解]] (P.93)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%8F%A3%E8%AF%AD%E5%B8%B8%E7%94%A8%E5%8F%A5%E5%BC%8F%E4%BE%8B%E8%A7%A3/dp/B0011435Y2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347865939&sr=8-1 →buy]  
 
* [[Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)]] (p. 292)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7802006473 →buy]  
 
* [[Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例)]] (p. 292)[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7802006473/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7802006473 →buy]  
 +
{{Source|HSK Standard Course 5上|46}}
  
 
[[Category: C1 grammar points]]
 
[[Category: C1 grammar points]]

Latest revision as of 04:09, 15 May 2018

Chinese-grammar-wiki-gen.jpg

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

See also

Sources and Further Reading

Books

HSK6