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似乎

sì hū

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word

似乎 (sì hū) means "it seems, as if (adverb)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 似乎 means

1. it seems; seemingly; as if

The characters in 似乎

• 似sìto seem; to appear; to resemble
• 乎hū(classical particle similar to 于; at; from

Example sentences

• 似乎很便宜。
  It seemed to be cheap.
• 你似乎错了。
  It would appear that you're wrong.
• 它似乎很有趣。
  It seems very interesting.
• 他似乎知道真相。
  It seems that he knows the truth.
• 似乎他喜欢集邮。
  It seems that he likes collecting stamps.
• 汤姆似乎喝醉了。
  Tom appeared intoxicated.

Where 似乎 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Imitation, Vagueness & Pronoun (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read sì hū correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.