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貌似

mào sì · mao si

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to appear to be
  2. to seem as if
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In a conversation

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  1. Liangliang

    貌似(màosì)网络(wǎngluò)坏(huài)了(le)。

    It seems the internet is down.

  2. Dengdeng

    貌似(màosì)是的(shìde)，视频(shìpín)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)转圈(zhuànquān)。

    It seems so. The video keeps spinning.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)试试(shìshì)关掉(guāndiào)再(zài)打开(dǎkāi)。

    Try turning it off and on again.

  4. Dengdeng

    貌似(màosì)还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)。

    It seems it still does not work.

  5. Liangliang

    路由器(lùyóuqì)的(de)灯(dēng)亮着(liàngzhe)吗(ma)？

    Is the light on the router on?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)拔了(bále)路由器(lùyóuqì)的(de)电线(diànxiàn)，给(gěi)手机(shǒujī)充电(chōngdiàn)。

    I unplugged the router last night to charge my phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

貌(mào)似(sì)没(méi)有(yǒu)人(rén)知(zhī)道(dào)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

It seems that no one knew the truth.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jacintoo · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)貌(mào)似(sì)很(hěn)平(píng)静(jìng)，其(qí)实(shí)心(xīn)里(lǐ)非(fēi)常(cháng)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)。

He appears very calm, but in fact he is extremely nervous inside.

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