Meaning of 好似
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to seem
- to be like
How to use 好似
好似 (hǎosì) means "to seem" or "to be like" and has a literary, written feel. It often appears in descriptions and comparisons, sometimes followed by 一般 or 一样. Example: 她的笑容好似春天的阳光。(Tā de xiàoróng hǎosì chūntiān de yángguāng.) Her smile is like spring sunshine.
好 (hǎo) here works like the 好 in 好像 (hǎoxiàng), and 似 (sì) means similar, built from 亻 (person) plus 以. Picture one person looking very much like another: they seem alike.
Common mistake: Learners often read 似 here as shì, as in 似的 (shìde). In 好似 it is sì. Also, 好 here is third tone hǎo, not fourth tone hào as in 爱好 (àihào).
好似 in example sentences
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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似 shì · resembling · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 好似.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 好事 | hǎoshì | good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed"); charity |
Questions about 好似
What does 好似 mean?
好似 (hǎosì) means "to seem; to be like" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 好似?
好似 is made of 2 characters: 好 (6 strokes), 似 (6 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 好似 an HSK word?
Yes. 好似 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 好似 and 好像?
They mean nearly the same thing. 好像 (hǎoxiàng) is the everyday spoken choice. 好似 sounds more literary and is more common in writing, songs and poetry.
Can 好似 be used to say "it seems that" about a situation?
Yes. It can introduce a guess or impression, as in 他好似不太高兴 (tā hǎosì bú tài gāoxìng), he seems a bit unhappy. In casual speech, though, most people would say 好像 instead.