Time flies like an arrow.
old variant of 似[si4]
Hanzi
Grade
Grade 3
Pinyin
shì, sì
Bopomofo
ㄕˋ, ㄙˋ
Jyutping
ci5
Example sentences
Time flies like an arrow, days and months like a shuttle.
The sky is very dark; it seems it is about to rain.
His tone sounded as if he wasn't very satisfied with his exam results.
The scenery here is like a fairyland.
The functions of these two products are very similar, making them hard to distinguish.
The appearance of these twin brothers is very similar.
These seemingly simple questions actually hide a profound philosophy behind them.
This approach seems clever, but it is actually foolish.
Their life experiences are very similar.
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