似曾相识 sìcéng-xiāngshí déjà vu
déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted
How to remember 似曾相识: 似 resembling + 曾 used to be + 相 mutual + 识 recognize = déjà vu.
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How it is used
- Idiom: a sense of déjà vu, seemingly seen before - 这个场景让我似曾相识 (zhège chǎngjǐng ràng wǒ sìcéng xiāngshí) this scene gives me a feeling of déjà vu.
- Literally 'seems to have been acquainted before'; captures that eerie familiarity.
- Literary but widely used; often about places, faces, or scenes that feel oddly known.
Example sentences
- 这看起来似曾相识。 Zhè kànqǐlái sìcéngxiāngshí.It seems so familiar.