好像…似的
HSK 5- Other
Structure (结构 jiégòu)
Meaning (意思 yìsi)
The structure 好像…似的 is used for comparison, expressing the feeling of "it's just like…", making the comparison more vivid.
Explanation (解释 jiěshì)
This structure is used for comparisons, emphasizing similarity, with the meaning "just as if…", "looks just like…". Compared to using 好像 or 像 alone, adding 似的 at the end of the sentence makes the comparison more vivid and evocative.
The element between 好像 and 似的 is the object or situation used as the basis of comparison.
Examples (例句 lìjù)(5)
- 天阴沉沉的，好像要下雨似的。繁: 天陰沉沉的，好像要下雨似的。Tiān yīnchénchén de, hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔ shìde.
The sky is dark and gloomy, as if it's about to rain.
- 他跑得飞快，好像后面有鬼追似的。繁: 他跑得飛快，好像後面有鬼追似的。Tā pǎo de fēikuài, hǎoxiàng hòumiàn yǒu guǐ zhuī shìde.
He ran extremely fast, as if he were being chased by a ghost behind him.
- 她听了这话，好像什么也没听见似的。繁: 她聽了這話，好像什麼也沒聽見似的。Tā tīng le zhè huà, hǎoxiàng shénme yě méi tīngjiàn shìde.
After hearing those words, she seemed as if she hadn't heard anything at all.
- 我饿坏了，好像三天没吃饭似的。繁: 我餓壞了，好像三天沒吃飯似的。Wǒ è huài le, hǎoxiàng sān tiān méi chīfàn shìde.
I'm extremely hungry, as if I haven't eaten for three days.
- 屋里很安静，好像一个人也没有似的。繁: 屋裡很安靜，好像一個人也沒有似的。Wū lǐ hěn ānjìng, hǎoxiàng yí ge rén yě méiyǒu shìde.
The house was so quiet, as if there wasn't a single person in it.
Common mistakes
- Wrong:他好像生病了似。Correct:他好像生病了似的。
似的 is a fixed phrase; the 的 cannot be omitted.
- Wrong:他好像是老师似的。Correct:他好像是老师。
When merely guessing or supposing ("it seems"), 似的 is not needed. This structure is used for vivid comparisons and analogies.