像

xiàngㄒㄧㄤˋ

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HSK 2 TOCFL 2

Meaning

Meanings

1
to resemble
2
to be like
3
to look as if
4
such as
5
appearance
6
image
7
portrait
8
image under a mapping (math.)

Examples

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如果我可以像那樣的話...

If I could be like that...

现在的孩子认为解决任何生活问题都像重新开始一个电脑游戏那么简单。

現在的孩子認爲解決任何生活問題都像重新開始一個電腦遊戲那麼簡單。

Kids these days think that any issue in life can be resolved as easily as restarting a computer game.

我不觉得她像她妈妈。

我不覺得她像她媽媽。

I don't think she takes after her mother.

我不觉得她像她妈妈。

我不覺得她像她媽媽。

I don't think that she looks like her mother.

我妹妹很像我妈妈。

我妹妹很像我媽媽。

My little sister looks like my mum.

Grammar

Grammar using 像

像…一样

Just like with 像…一样 · A2 · TOCFL a2

像…的 + noun

Xiang De Noun Such As (像…的 + noun) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

Characters

Character breakdown

象

xiàng

elephant

Related: 像

佛像

fó xiàng

Buddhist image

好像

hǎo xiàng

as if

想像

xiǎng xiàng

to imagine; to envision

Stroke practice

Practice writing 像

Characters

simplified script

Use Loop to watch the stroke order repeatedly, or start the quiz to practice drawing the character yourself. Reset clears any ongoing animation or quiz state.