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Expressing 'as if' with 仿佛 (fǎngfú)
Comparison
Description & Modification
Structure
Subject + 仿佛 + Verb Phrase
Explanation
The word 仿佛 (fǎngfú) means 'as if' or 'as though,' and is used to draw a comparison or describe something that resembles another situation. It introduces a clause that describes an imagined or metaphorical state, and is more literary in tone than 好像.
Examples
走进花园，仿佛来到了另一个世界。
Zǒu jìn huāyuán, fǎngfú láidào le lìng yī gè shìjiè.
Walking into the garden felt like entering another world.
她笑起来的样子仿佛春天的阳光一样温暖。
Tā xiào qǐlái de yàngzi fǎngfú chūntiān de yángguāng yīyàng wēnnuǎn.
Her smile was as warm as spring sunshine.
听到这个消息，他仿佛一下子老了十岁。
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā fǎngfú yīxiàzi lǎo le shí suì.
Upon hearing the news, he seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.