似乎 sìhū it seems
it seems; seemingly; as if
How to remember 似乎: 似 resembling + 乎 a call = it seems.
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How it is used
- 'It seems / apparently' - 他似乎不太高兴 (tā sìhū bú tài gāoxìng) he seems rather unhappy.
- An adverb expressing the speaker's tentative inference; more written/measured than spoken 好像 (hǎoxiàng).
- Note reading: here 似 is sì; in 似的 it reads shì.
Example sentences
- 似乎很便宜。 Sìhū hěn piányi.It seemed to be cheap.
- 你似乎错了。 Nǐ sìhū cuò le.It would appear that you're wrong.
- 它似乎很有趣。 Tā sìhū hěn yǒuqù.It seems very interesting.