Chinese

sìhū
Meaning: seemingly; as if; it appears that
Part of Speech: Adverb

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Example sentences

天空很暗,似乎快要下雨了。
The sky is very dark; it seems it is about to rain.
他的口氣聽起來似乎不太滿意考試的成績。
His tone sounded as if he wasn't very satisfied with his exam results.
他眉頭一皺,似乎想到了什麼。
He frowned, as if he had thought of something.
他們的相遇似乎是上天註定的。
Their meeting seemed to be destined by heaven.
那一刻,一切似乎都靜止了。
At that moment, everything seemed to stand still.

Usage Notes

Used as an adverb to indicate a likelihood or appearance of something.

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