{"id":10268,"date":"2023-12-20T16:21:16","date_gmt":"2023-12-20T08:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=10268"},"modified":"2026-09-13T14:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T06:15:42","slug":"seems-sihu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/20\/seems-sihu\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Seems&#8221; in Chinese &#8211; \u4f3c\u4e4e s\u00ech\u016b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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.reason{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:400;font-family:'Inter','Noto Sans TC',sans-serif;display:inline-block;margin-top:4px;}\n  .practice .answer{\n    margin-top:10px;\n    display:none;\n  }\n  .practice.revealed .answer{display:block;}\n  .practice .answer .reason{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:4px;}\n  .practice .answer .key{font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;color:var(--amber);margin-right:6px;}\n  .practice .hint{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-top:8px;}\n\n  .cta-strip{\n    margin-top:56px;padding:26px;border-radius:var(--radius);\n    background:#e8f0f8;border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);text-align:center;\n  }\n  .cta-strip p{color:var(--ink-soft);opacity:1;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:14.5px;}\n  .cta-strip a.btn{\n    display:inline-block;background:var(--gold);color:#ffffff;text-decoration:none;\n    padding:11px 26px;border-radius:999px;font-weight:700;font-size:14.5px;\n  }\n\n  .related-grammar{margin-top:48px;padding-top:22px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}\n  .related-grammar h4{\n    font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;\n    color:#3b6ea5;margin:0 0 6px;\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row{\n    display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;\n    padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);\n    text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);\n  }\n  .related-grammar .row:last-child{border-bottom:none;}\n  .related-grammar .row:hover .title{color:#3b6ea5;}\n  .related-grammar .arrow{color:#6b8bb5;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;flex-shrink:0;}\n  .related-grammar .title{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);}\n  .related-grammar .level{font-size:14px;color:var(--ink-soft);}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"topbar\">\n  <div class=\"brandmark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span> OneDotDot Chinese<\/div>\n  <div>Grammar \u00b7 HSK 5<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<header class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"hero-inner\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\" style=\"color:#5a5248;\">Grammar Point \u00b7 <span style=\"color:#3b6ea5;\">HSK 5<\/span><\/div>\n    <h1 class=\"hero-title\"><span class=\"cjk\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span> s\u00ech\u016b<\/span> <span class=\"accent\" style=\"color:#3d5a75;\">\u2014 &#8220;Seems&#8221;<\/span><\/h1>\n    <p class=\"hero-sub\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span> s\u00ech\u016b is similar to saying &#8220;seems like&#8221; or &#8220;seems&#8221; in English. It helps describe when something appears a certain way based on what you see or feel, but it&#8217;s not confirmed or certain.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n<main>\n  <div class=\"lede-row\" style=\"display:flex !important;align-items:center;gap:22px !important;border-top:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;border-bottom:1px solid #dde7f0 !important;padding:22px 0 !important;margin:0 0 8px 0 !important;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lede-img\" style=\"width:120px !important;height:120px !important;flex-shrink:0;object-fit:cover !important;object-position:center;border-radius:10px;max-width:120px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Chinese-seems-sihu-\u4f3c\u4e4e.png\" alt=\"Seems \u4f3c\u4e4e s\u00ech\u016b Chinese grammar\">\n    <p class=\"lede\" style=\"border:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:0 !important;flex:1;line-height:1.95 !important;\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span> s\u00ech\u016b is actually the formal counterpart of <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span> h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng in Chinese.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Structure\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">1<\/span> Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <h3 style=\"font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#2a5f8f !important;margin:26px 0 12px;\">S + <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span> s\u00ech\u016b + Description\/Action\/Verb Phrase<\/h3>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7dca\u5f35<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d27\u5f20<\/span><rt>j\u01d0nzh\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">You seem quite nervous.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u9ebc<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u958b\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eba<\/span><rt>r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u600e\u4e48<\/span><rt>z\u011bnme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f00\u59cb<\/span><rt>k\u0101ish\u01d0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That person seems unsure how to start.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u9918\u7684<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fade<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9322<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f86<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8cb7<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5962\u4f88\u54c1<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ch\u01d0p\u01d0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u591a\u4f59\u7684<\/span><rt>du\u014dy\u00fade<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u94b1<\/span><rt>qi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6765<\/span><rt>l\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e70<\/span><rt>m\u01cei<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5962\u4f88\u54c1<\/span><rt>sh\u0113ch\u01d0p\u01d0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He seems to lack extra money to buy luxury items.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96bb<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c93<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8868\u9054<\/span><rt>bi\u01ceod\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3<\/span><rt>n\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ea<\/span><rt>zh\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u732b<\/span><rt>m\u0101o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3<\/span><rt>xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8868\u8fbe<\/span><rt>bi\u01ceod\u00e1<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It seems like that cat wants to tell me something.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7d93\u904e<\/span><rt>j\u012bnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u89e3<\/span><rt>li\u01ceoji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e16\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecsh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u8b02\u7684<\/span><rt>su\u01d2w\u00e8ide<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u7fa9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u7ecf\u8fc7<\/span><rt>j\u012bnggu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e9b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 xi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e74<\/span><rt>ni\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86\u89e3<\/span><rt>li\u01ceoji\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e16\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00ecshang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6240\u8c13\u7684<\/span><rt>su\u01d2w\u00e8ide<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6b63\u4e49<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ngy\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Over these years, I seem to have understood that there&#8217;s no such thing as justice in this world.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u500b<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u4eba<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsi<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e2a<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7537\u4eba<\/span><rt>n\u00e1nr\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709<\/span><rt>y\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u610f\u601d<\/span><rt>y\u00ecsi<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">That man seems to be interested in you.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"callout fyi\">\n    <div class=\"callout-label\">FYI \u00b7 Cultural Note<\/div>\n    <p>In Taiwan, there&#8217;s a unique behavior that indicates someone&#8217;s interest in you: buying or making breakfast for you. Compared to other countries, Taiwanese people tend to take breakfast more seriously \u2014 a good breakfast sets you up for the day. If someone regularly prepares breakfast for you, it&#8217;s a sign they&#8217;re interested in you.<\/p>\n    <video controls=\"\" style=\"width:100%;border-radius:8px;margin-top:12px;display:block;\">\n      <source src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/video-output-DB098C1D-B7D7-481A-8263-EC7789C6337E.mov\" type=\"video\/quicktime\">\n      <source src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/video-output-DB098C1D-B7D7-481A-8263-EC7789C6337E.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n      Your browser doesn&#8217;t support embedded video. <a href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/video-output-DB098C1D-B7D7-481A-8263-EC7789C6337E.mov\">Watch it here<\/a>.\n    <\/video>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Comparison_Chart\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">2<\/span> Comparison Chart<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Three ways to say &#8220;seems&#8221; in Chinese, each sitting at a different register.<\/p>\n\n  <table class=\"compare-table\">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Word<\/th>\n        <th>Meaning<\/th>\n        <th>Register<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"word\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span> h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng <span style=\"font-weight:400;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:12px;\">(HSK 3)<\/span><\/td>\n        <td class=\"desc\">seems like<\/td>\n        <td class=\"register\">More casual, everyday speaking<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"word\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span> s\u00ech\u016b <span style=\"font-weight:400;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:12px;\">(HSK 5)<\/span><\/td>\n        <td class=\"desc\">it seems; it appears<\/td>\n        <td class=\"register\">Formal, often used in writing, logical tone, polite speech<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td class=\"word\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f77\u5f7f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eff\u4f5b<\/span> f\u01cengf\u00fa <span style=\"font-weight:400;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:12px;\">(HSK 5)<\/span><\/td>\n        <td class=\"desc\">as if<\/td>\n        <td class=\"register\">More emotional or poetic, often for descriptions<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u60c5<\/span><rt>x\u012bnq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eca\u5929<\/span><rt>j\u012bnti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><rt>h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5fc3\u60c5<\/span><rt>x\u012bnq\u00edng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u597d<\/span><rt>b\u00f9h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">He seems to be in a bad mood today.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u8272<\/span><rt>ti\u0101ns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b8a<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6697<\/span><rt>\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5916\u9762<\/span><rt>w\u00e0imi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt>y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b\u96e8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0y\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u8272<\/span><rt>ti\u0101ns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53d8<\/span><rt>bi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f97<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6697<\/span><rt>\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">It seems like it is going to rain outside; the sky is getting very dark.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"ex\">\n    <div class=\"hanzi\" style=\"font-weight:400;\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5915\u967d<\/span><rt>x\u012by\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u00e0d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f77\u5f7f<\/span><rt>f\u01cengf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ab<\/span><rt>p\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>sh\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c64<\/span><rt>c\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u8272<\/span><rt>j\u012bns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7d17\u8863<\/span><rt>sh\u0101y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5915\u9633<\/span><rt>x\u012by\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0b<\/span><rt>xi\u00e0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5730<\/span><rt>d\u00e0d\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4eff\u4f5b<\/span><rt>f\u01cengf\u00fa<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62ab<\/span><rt>p\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0a<\/span><rt>shang<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00<\/span><rt>y\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c42<\/span><rt>c\u00e9ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91d1\u8272<\/span><rt>j\u012bns\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7eb1\u8863<\/span><rt>sh\u0101y\u012b<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <div class=\"en\">Under the sunset, the earth seemed to be covered with a golden veil.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <h2 style=\"color:#3b6ea5 !important;display:flex !important;align-items:baseline;gap:10px;margin:52px 0 6px !important;padding:0 !important;text-indent:0 !important;list-style:none !important;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Practice\"><\/span><span class=\"num\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:14px;color:#3b6ea5;border:1.5px solid #3b6ea5;border-radius:50%;width:26px;height:26px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;flex-shrink:0;background:transparent;\">3<\/span> Practice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <p style=\"margin-top:20px !important;margin-bottom:0 !important;\">Translate each sentence into Chinese, then tap the card to check your answer.<\/p>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">01<\/span>It seems like you still don&#8217;t know what you did wrong.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u932f<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e0d\u77e5\u9053<\/span><rt>b\u00f9zh\u012bd\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u81ea\u5df1<\/span><rt>z\u00ecj\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt>zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9519<\/span><rt>cu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">02<\/span>Your dog seems sick; you should take him to the vet soon.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e36<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ab\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60\u7684<\/span><rt>n\u01d0de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u72d7<\/span><rt>g\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u75c5<\/span><rt>b\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f60<\/span><rt>n\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5feb<\/span><rt>ku\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e26<\/span><rt>d\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53bb<\/span><rt>q\u00f9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u770b<\/span><rt>k\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u533b\u751f<\/span><rt>y\u012bsh\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5427<\/span><rt>ba<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">03<\/span>Chinese doesn&#8217;t seem as difficult as I imagined.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u50cf<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9ebc<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96e3<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d\u6587<\/span><rt>zh\u014dngw\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8c61<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7684<\/span><rt>de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u4e48<\/span><rt>n\u00e0me<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u96be<\/span><rt>n\u00e1n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">04<\/span>This match doesn&#8217;t seem as intense as expected.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u5834<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8cfd<\/span><rt>b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u50cf<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6fc0\u70c8<\/span><rt>j\u012bli\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u573a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 ch\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6bd4\u8d5b<\/span><rt>b\u01d0s\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1\u6709<\/span><rt>m\u00e9iy\u01d2u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u60f3\u8c61<\/span><rt>xi\u01cengxi\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2d<\/span><rt>zh\u014dng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6fc0\u70c8<\/span><rt>j\u012bli\u00e8<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">05<\/span>She doesn&#8217;t seem very interested in this job.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0d<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c92<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u9ebc<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8208\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5979<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5bf9<\/span><rt>du\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4efd<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8f\u00e8n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5de5\u4f5c<\/span><rt>g\u014dngzu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ca1<\/span><rt>m\u00e9i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4ec0\u4e48<\/span><rt>sh\u00e9nme<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5174\u8da3<\/span><rt>x\u00ecngq\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">06<\/span>That restaurant seems to have a new owner.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u9593<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u63db<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u95f4<\/span><rt>n\u00e0ji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><rt>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6362<\/span><rt>hu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65b0<\/span><rt>x\u012bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">07<\/span>This decision seems to have satisfied everyone.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u500b<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c7a\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8b93<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6eff\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u4e2a<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8ge<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u51b3\u5b9a<\/span><rt>ju\u00e9d\u00ecng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8ba9<\/span><rt>r\u00e0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5927\u5bb6<\/span><rt>d\u00e0ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90fd<\/span><rt>d\u014du<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88<\/span><rt>h\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6ee1\u610f<\/span><rt>m\u01ceny\u00ec<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">08<\/span>He seems to have already guessed the answer.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7d93<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u731c\u5230<\/span><rt>c\u0101id\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1&#8217;\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u4ed6<\/span><rt>t\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5df2\u7ecf<\/span><rt>y\u01d0j\u012bng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u731c\u5230<\/span><rt>c\u0101id\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7b54\u6848<\/span><rt>d\u00e1&#8217;\u00e0n<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">09<\/span>This report seems somewhat exaggerated.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019\u7bc7<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5831\u5c0e<\/span><rt>b\u00e0od\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8a87\u5927<\/span><rt>ku\u0101d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9\u7bc7<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8 pi\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u62a5\u5bfc<\/span><rt>b\u00e0od\u01ceo<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u4e9b<\/span><rt>y\u01d2uxi\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5938\u5927<\/span><rt>ku\u0101d\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"practice\">\n    <div class=\"prompt\"><span class=\"num\">10<\/span>The weather seems to be gradually turning cooler.<\/div>\n    <div class=\"answer\">\n      <div class=\"reason\" style=\"font-family:'Noto Serif TC',serif;font-size:17px;color:var(--ink);\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c23<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f49\u6dbc<\/span><rt>zhu\u01cenli\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5929\u6c14<\/span><rt>ti\u0101nq\u00ec<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4f3c\u4e4e<\/span><rt>s\u00ech\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6162\u6162<\/span><rt>m\u00e0nm\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8f6c\u51c9<\/span><rt>zhu\u01cenli\u00e1ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><\/ruby><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"hint\">\ud83d\udc46 Tap to reveal<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"related-grammar\">\n    <h4>Related Grammar<\/h4>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/24\/seems\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u597d\u50cf<\/span> h\u01ceoxi\u00e0ng \u2014 &#8220;Seems&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 3)<\/span><\/a>\n    <a class=\"row\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/29\/as-if-chinese-fangfu\/\"><span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span><span class=\"title\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5f77\u5f7f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eff\u4f5b<\/span> f\u01cengf\u00fa \u2014 &#8220;As If&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"level\">(HSK 5)<\/span><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"cta-strip\">\n    <p>Enjoyed this post? 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It helps describe when something appears a certain way based on what you see or feel, but it&#8217;s not confirmed or certain. \u4f3c\u4e4e\u4f3c\u4e4e s\u00ech\u016b is actually the formal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_wp_convertkit_post_meta":{"form":"-1","landing_page":"0","tag":"0","restrict_content":"0"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[54],"tags":[791,598,790],"class_list":["post-10268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hsk5","tag-as-if","tag-seems","tag--sihu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Seems&quot; in Chinese - \u4f3c\u4e4e s\u00ech\u016b - OneDotDot Chinese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chinese word \u4f3c\u4e4e s\u00ech\u016b is similar to saying &quot;seems like&quot; or &quot;as if&quot; in English. 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