似的
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
似的 (shìde) · as if
似的 (shìde) means “as if; just like”. It is written with 2 characters: 似 (resembling) + 的 (possessive particle). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 似的 is built
The characters
似 shì · resembling
What 似 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 以yǐ — according to
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: One person 亻 resembles another (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
的 de · possessive particle
What 的 is made of
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
Example sentences
他高兴得像个孩子似的。Tā gāoxìng de xiàng gè háizi shìde.He is as happy as a child.
今天热得像夏天似的。Jīntiān rè de xiàng xiàtiān shìde.It's as hot as summer today.
Questions about 似的
What does 似的 mean?
似的 (shìde) means “as if; just like”.
How do you pronounce 似的?
似的 is pronounced shìde.
Which HSK level is 似的?
似的 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 类似lèisìsimilar
- 相似xiāngsìsimilar
- 似乎sìhūit seems
- 别的biédeother
- 有的yǒudesome (of them)
- 真的zhēndereally
- 的话dehuàif (after a clause)
- 目的mùdìpurpose
- 有的是yǒudeshìto have plenty of
- 的确díquèreally
Learn 似的 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 47: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.