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Expressing "similar to" with 跟...似的 ("gen1... shi4de"

似的 gēn... shìde

Sentence patterns
HSK 5

Structure

跟 + Noun/Pronoun/Adjective + 似的

Definition

跟...似的是一个固定结构，用于表示两个事物或情况相似，相当于“像……一样”。

The pattern '跟...似的' is used to express similarity between two things or situations, meaning 'like...' or 'similar to...'. It is equivalent to '像……一样'.

Usage

使用时，在“跟”后面放置被比较的对象（名词或代词），然后在句末加上“似的”。该结构常用于口语，表示一种比喻或类比的意味。有时也可以省略“跟”，直接用“像……似的”。

To use it, place the object of comparison (a noun or pronoun) after '跟', and add '似的' at the end of the clause. This structure is often used in spoken language to express a metaphor or analogy. Sometimes '跟' can be omitted and replaced with '像' to form '像……似的'.

Examples

  • 1 他跑得跟兔子似的。 (He runs like a rabbit.)
  • 2 这个问题跟那个问题似的，没什么区别。 (This problem is similar to that one, there's not much difference.)
  • 3 她长得跟她妈妈似的，特别漂亮。 (She looks like her mother, very beautiful.)
  • 4 今天天气跟夏天似的，好热。 (Today's weather is like summer, so hot.)
  • 5 他突然哭起来，跟小孩似的。 (He suddenly started crying, like a child.)

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