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    Expressing "it seems" with 好像 (hǎoxiàng) before an adjective

    HSK 3
    Description & Modification

    Structure

    Subject + 好像 + Adjective

    Explanation

    好像 (hǎoxiàng) can be placed before an adjective to indicate that something appears to have a certain quality. The speaker is making a tentative judgment rather than a definitive statement.

    Examples

    • 今天好像特别冷，多穿点吧。

      Jīntiān hǎoxiàng tèbié lěng, duō chuān diǎn ba.

      It seems especially cold today; put on more clothes.

    • 这个菜好像太咸了。

      Zhège cài hǎoxiàng tài xián le.

      This dish seems too salty.

    • 他最近好像很忙。

      Tā zuìjìn hǎoxiàng hěn máng.

      He seems to have been very busy lately.

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