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像 (xiàng): to resemble, to be like; (as if, such as); (image, statue, portrait)

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HSK 3verb, (adverb), (noun)

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning
to resemble, to be like; (as if, such as); (image, statue, portrait)
Characters
1
Part of speech
verb, (adverb), (noun)
HSK level
HSK 3
Strokes
13
Radical
亻
Structure
左右结构

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to resemble
  • to be like
  • to look as if
  • such as
  • appearance
  • image
  • portrait
  • image under a mapping (math.)
  • to resemble
  • to be like
  • to look as if
  • to seem
  • such as
  • like (giving examples)
  • image
  • portrait
  • likeness
  • image (mathematics)

Chinese explanation

  • 表示两个人或事物看起来相似,有共同点,例如“她像她妈妈”
  • 也可以表示举例,比如“像苹果、香蕉这样的水果我都喜欢”
  • 还表示好像、似乎,用于猜测,例如“天像要下雨了”。

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Example sentences

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He looks like his father.

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There aren't many people who work as hard as he does.

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Who is the image in this photograph?

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The sky looks as if it's going to rain.

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She likes reading just like me.

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