似的

Mandarin · pinyin shì de

Meanings

  1. seems as if
  2. rather like
  3. Taiwan pr. sì de
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似
sì · resemble, similar to; as if, seem
的
de · possessive, adjectival suffix
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4–5 · shi4 de5

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ci5 dik1

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particle

  1. seems as if; rather like

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