似 (ci5 | si4 shi4) : resemble; similar to; seemingly

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似

ci5

si4 shi4

[粵] ci5 [國] si4
[1] [v] resemble; be similar to
[2] [adv] seemingly; apparently
[3] [prep] by (used after some adjectives)

[國] shi4 - Mandarin only
used only in compound 似的 (seem to be)

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

似

This word has been viewed 13749 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Nov 2014 03:45

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好似 hou2 ci5 hao3 si4 = be like; be very similar 粵

疑似 ji4 ci5 yi2 si4 = to appear that; to seem like; to suspect

相似 soeng1 ci5 xiang1 si4 = to resemble

似乎 ci5 fu4 si4 hu5 = apparently; as if

似的 ci5 dik1 si4 de5 = seems like 國

似是而非 ci5 si6 ji4 fei1 si4 shi4 er2 fei1 = (stock phrase) looks right, but is actually not

似笑非笑 ci5 siu3 fei1 siu3 si4 xiao4 fei1 xiao4 = (stock phrase) almost a smile but not quite

近似 gan6 ci5 jin4 si4 = similar to; nearly the same as

類似 leoi6 ci5 lei4 si4 = similar, analogous

貌似 maau6 ci5 = seemingly

似樣 ci5 joeng6*2 si4 yang4 = presentable 粵

唔似 m4 ci5 = unlike 粵

好似雪咁凍 hou2 ci5 syut3 gam3 dung3 = as cold as snow 粵

似乎很安全 ci5 fu4 han2 on1 cyun4 si4 hu5 hen3 an1 quan2 = to appear (to be) very safe

似雪 ci5 syut3 si4 xue3 = snowy

都似 dou1 ci5 = has the possibility 粵

近似等級 gan6 ci5 dang2 kap1 jin4 si4 deng3 ji2 = order of approximation

怪物似 gwaai3 mat6 ci5 guai4 wu4 si4 = monstrous

近似式 gan6 ci5 sik1 jin4 si4 shi4 = approximant

似曾相識 ci5 cang4 soeng1 sik1 si4 ceng2 xiang1 shi2 = deja vu; faintly familiar

歸心似箭 gwai1 sam1 ci5 zin3 = want to go home as soon as possible

似層層 ci5 cang4 cang4 = vivid 粵

唔似樣 m4 ci5 joeng6*2 = shocking 粵

光陰似箭 gwong1 jam1 ci5 zin3 = time flies

如花似玉 jyu4 faa1 ci5 juk6 ru2 hua1 si4 yu4 = to be young and beautiful tantamount to flowers and jade

似模似樣 ci5 mou4 ci5 joeng6 si4 mo2 si4 yang4 = to look the way it should look; meet the expectation of how sth. should look 粵

仿似 fong2 ci5 fang3 si4 = to resemble; be similar to;be like

物似主人形 mat6 ci5 zyu2 jan4 jing4 wu4 si4 zhu3 ren2 xing2 = pets or other possessions resemble their owner 粵

似懂非懂 ci5 dung2 fei1 dung2 si4 dong3 fei1 dong3 = seem to understand but not really understand

相似圖形 soeng1 ci5 tou4 jing4 xiang1 si4 tu2 xing2 = [math.] similar figures

韶光似箭 siu4 gwong1 ci5 zin3 shao2 guang1 si4 jian4 = time flies

似水流年 ci5 seoi2 lau4 nin4 shi4 shui3 liu2 nian2 = time flies; time and tide wait for no man

Showing all 9 examples containing 似

媽咪好似返咗嚟啦喎
Seems like Mum's back home!
[Lit. mum seems return-already come [particles]]

睇你嘅樣，真係好似好攰噉喎粵
Seeing your face, you must be really tired.
[Lit. see your face, really seem very tired [particles]]

條褲好似長噉啲。粵
The trousers look like somewhat too long.
[噉 means 'to some level/degree' in this sentence.]

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

隻狗好似嗅到乜味道噉，開始大聲吠粵
The dog seems to have sniffed and picked up some scent and started to bark.

你似乎過份啲噃，喺咁多人面前噉奚落佢粵
You have gone too far, to ridicule her in front of so many people.

屋企咁黑猛猛，我好似盲咗噉睇唔到嘢粵
The house is so dark it's like I'm blind.

我啱啱睇嗰套卡通好似好𠵇𠺫，唔知發生咩事粵
The anime I was watching just now seemed strange, I'm not quite sure what was going on.
[Lit. I just-now see that [counter] anime seem very strange, not-know happen what-matter]

似乎我幫唔到你，都係交個波畀人罷啦。粵
Seems there's nothing I can do to help you so I'm just gonna have to pass the buck on to someone else.
[Further discussion: http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,84284,111096#msg-111096]

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