仿佛 (fǎng fú): as if, seem

Early in the morning, the lake surface is very calm, as if it were a huge mirror.

Hearing the good news, she was so happy that she felt as if she were about to fly.

After not seeing him for ten years, he seemed to have become a different person; I almost didn't recognize him.

Time passes so quickly; it seems as if in the blink of an eye, a whole semester is over.