似的

Chinese

		to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble	really and truly; aim; clear really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
trad. (似的)		似	的
simp. ^#(似的)		似	的
alternative forms		是的

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìde, sìde

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ, ㄙˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁵ dik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìde
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhde̊
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-tê⁵
  - Yale: shr̀-de
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.de
  - Palladius: шидэ (šidɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
  - Homophones:
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    似的
    是的
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìde
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ˙ㄉㄜ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhde̊
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-tê⁵
  - Yale: sz̀-de
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syh.de
  - Palladius: сыдэ (sydɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ d̥ə¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁵ dik¹
  - Yale: chíh dīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁵ dik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁵ dig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː¹³ tɪk̚⁵/

Particle

似的

seems as if; rather like
不要哭得像個孩子似的。 [MSC, trad.]
不要哭得像个孩子似的。 [MSC, simp.]
Bùyào kū de xiàng ge háizi shìde. [Pinyin]
Don't cry like a child!

他真跟變了個人似的。 [MSC, trad.]
他真跟变了个人似的。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhēn gēn biàn le ge rén shìde. [Pinyin]
It really seems like he's changed.

我被他氣得什麼似的，他根本就沒有在聽我說話。 [MSC, trad.]
我被他气得什么似的，他根本就没有在听我说话。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ bèi tā qì de shénme shìde, tā gēnběn jiù méiyǒu zài tīng wǒ shuōhuà. [Pinyin]
I am so indescribably livid with him - he isn't even listening to what I am saying. [literally: I am angered by him like whatever - he isn't at all listening to my speaking]

Synonyms

一樣／一样 (yīyàng)

Derived terms

吃了蜜蜂兒屎似的 / 吃了蜜蜂儿屎似的
捧鳳凰似的 / 捧凤凰似的
有鬼似的
木頭似的 / 木头似的
水蔥兒似的 / 水葱儿似的
沒命似的 / 没命似的
淌海水似的
猴子似的
箭也似的
粉團兒似的 / 粉团儿似的
蠶兒似的 / 蚕儿似的
避貓鼠兒似的 / 避猫鼠儿似的
飛也似的 / 飞也似的