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像

xiàng

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Transitive stative verb

像 (xiàng) is a Chinese word meaning “to resemble”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to resemble
  2. to be like
  3. to look as if
  4. such as
  5. appearance
  6. image
  7. portrait
  8. image under a mapping (math.)

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Example

他是不是很像他爸爸？

Doesn't he look a lot like his dad?

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).