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相似

xiāng sì · xiang si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. similar; alike
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Two similar teapots

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)两个(liǎnggè)茶壶(cháhú)真(zhēn)相似(xiāngsì)。

    These two teapots are so alike.

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)？

    Which one is mine?

  3. Dengdeng

    它们(tāmen)太(tài)相似(xiāngsì)了(le)，我(wǒ)也(yě)分不清(fēnbùqīng)。

    They're so similar. I can't tell either.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)缺口(quēkǒu)。

    Mine has a tiny chip.

  5. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)用(yòng)你(nǐ)的(de)茶壶(cháhú)倒(dǎo)茶(chá)，还以为(háiyǐwéi)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)。

    Oops. I poured tea from yours and thought it was mine.

  6. Liangliang

    没事(méishì)，它们(tāmen)这么(zhème)相似(xiāngsì)。

    It's fine. They are so similar.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)外(wài)形(xíng)和(hé)橙(chéng)子(zi)相(xiāng)似(sì)。

The earth is similar to an orange in shape.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)那(nà)个(ge)时(shí)代(dài)，男(nán)女(nǚ)发(fà)式(shì)大(dà)体(tǐ)相(xiāng)似(sì)。

In that age, men and women wore similar hairstyles.

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

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相
xiāng

each other; one another

似
sì

to seem; to appear

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