跟…似的 / 像…似的【gēn … shìde / xiàng … shìde】

as if, like, as though, similar to, seem, gen shide, xiang shide

Says something is like something else, "like" or "as if", with 跟 or 像 before the comparison and 似的 after it: 。 is "he's as happy as a child".

HSK 5

AI-generated

Structure

[subject] + 跟 / 像 + [noun] + 似的

[subject] + [verb] / [adjective] + 得 + 跟 + [noun] + 似的

[subject] + 好像 + [clause] + 似的

Description

跟 + noun + 似的 means "like [noun]". The thing only looks or acts like the noun. It is spoken. In this word 似 is read shì: 似的shì de.

。

He's as happy as a child.

。

It's as hot as summer today.

The commonest frame puts the comparison after 得: verb or adjective + 得 + 跟…似的. A comparison can also go before a noun or a verb with 的 or 地.

。

She has eyes like stars.

"As if" with a clause

好像 + clause + 似的 means "as if", describing how something seems.

。

He acts as if he knows everything.

，。

She looked at me as if she didn't know me.

像…一样 means the same "like", and is neutral; 跟…似的 is more spoken and often more vivid.

Writing it

似的 is sometimes written 是的 by mistake, since it sounds the same. 似的 also needs its partner in front: 跟, 像 or 好像.

× 他高兴得跟孩子是的 → 他高兴得跟孩子似的
× 他像孩子似的一样 → 他像孩子似的

Examples

。

He's as happy as a child.

。

It's as hot as summer today.

。

She has eyes like stars.

。

He acts as if he knows everything.

，。

She looked at me as if she didn't know me.

。

This room is as clean as new.

。

He runs like the wind.

？

Why do you look like you haven't woken up?

，。

It snowed heavily – the ground looked as if it was covered in a white sheet.

。

He was as hungry as if he hadn't eaten for days.

。

Xiaoyu talked to me like a grown-up.

。

It's as if this never happened.

References

Expressing "similar to" with "gen... shide"resources.allsetlearning.com

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