好像hǎo xiàngto seem like

1. 1.

   to seem likeverb

2. 2.

   as ifadverb

• 好not compositional here
• 像to look as if

See it in 他好像不高兴, 今天好像要下雨 and 她好像没听见.

1. HSK 1

   他好像不高兴。

   Tā hǎoxiàng bù gāoxìng.

   He seems unhappy.

2. HSK 1

   今天好像要下雨。

   Jīntiān hǎoxiàng yào xiàyǔ.

   It seems like it's going to rain today.

3. HSK 1

   她好像没听见。

   Tā hǎoxiàng méi tīngjiàn.

   It's as if she didn't hear.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   他好像不高兴。

   Tā hǎoxiàng bù gāoxìng.

   He seems unhappy.

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我问他了，他没说话。

   Wǒ wèn tā le, tā méi shuōhuà.

   I asked him, but he didn't say anything.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   他好像没听见。

   Tā hǎoxiàng méi tīngjiàn.

   It's as if he didn't hear.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   我再问问他。

   Wǒ zài wènwen tā.

   I'll ask him again.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 他___不高兴。 (He seems unhappy.)

   A好像B非常C也
2. 2.What does 今天好像要下雨。 mean?

   AIt seems like it's going to rain today.BIt rained a lot today.CIt won't rain today.
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 她___没听见。 (It's as if she didn't hear.)

   A好像B也C都

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