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仿佛

fǎng fú · fang fu

Traditional 彷彿

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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fǎng fú 彷彿

  1. to seem
  2. as if
  3. alike
  4. similar

fǎng fú 仿佛

  1. variant of 彷彿 / 仿佛 (fǎng fú)
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Clouds that look like food

  1. Dengdeng

    那(nà)棵(kē)树(shù)仿佛(fǎngfú)在(zài)跳舞(tiàowǔ)！

    That tree seems to be dancing.

  2. Liangliang

    风(fēng)这么(zhème)大(dà)，当然(dāngrán)像(xiàng)跳舞(tiàowǔ)！

    The wind is strong. Of course it looks like dancing.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)朵(duǒ)云(yún)仿佛(fǎngfú)是(shì)一个(yīgè)大(dà)馒头(mántou)！

    That cloud looks like a big steamed bun.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)看(kàn)什么(shénme)都(dōu)像(xiàng)吃(chī)的(de)！

    Today you think everything looks like food.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)，肚子(dùzi)仿佛(fǎngfú)也(yě)在(zài)说话(shuōhuà)！

    I haven't eaten lunch. It seems my stomach is talking too.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)讲(jiǎng)起(qǐ)那(nà)场(chǎng)事(shì)故(gù)，讲(jiǎng)得(de)仿(fǎng)佛(fú)他(tā)亲(qīn)眼(yǎn)所(suǒ)见(jiàn)。

He recounted the accident to me as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by konkorde · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)一(yí)瞬(shùn)间(jiān)，仿(fǎng)佛(fú)一(yí)切(qiè)都(dōu)停(tíng)止(zhǐ)了(le)。

In just a moment, it seemed like everything stopped.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by iiujik · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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