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好像

hǎo xiàng

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pinyin
hǎo xiàng
simplified
好像
traditional
好像

1 · 动词

to seem like

看起来是

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The horse in the painting has one front leg raised, as if about to run.

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画里的马抬着一条前腿,好像马上就要跑起来。

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