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-like meaning in Chinese

EnglishChinese
-like (having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns))

-般 /-bān/

如- /rú-/

类- /lèi-/

類-

a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle (a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life)
phrase

沒有男人的女人就像沒有自行車的魚phrase

没有男人的女人就像没有自行车的鱼 /méiyǒu nánren de nǚrén jiùxiàng méiyǒu zìxíngchē de yú/phrase

eat like a bird (to eat small amounts)
verb

吃得少verb

feel like (have a desire for something, or to do something)
verb

想 /xiǎng/verb

想要 /xiǎngyào/verb

有兴趣 /yǒuxìngqù/verb

有興趣verb

feel like (perceive oneself to resemble)
verb

感覺自己像verb

感觉自己像 /gǎnjué zìjǐ xiàng/verb

I like you phrase
[UK: ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk juː]
[US: ˈaɪ ˈlaɪk ˈjuː]

我喜欢你 /wǒ xǐhuan nǐ/phrase

我喜歡你phrase

I'd like to kiss you phrase

我想吻你 /wǒ xiǎng wěn nǐ/phrase

I'd like to know (phrase)
phrase

我想了解一下 /wǒ xiǎng liǎojiè yīxià/phrase

我想知道 /wǒ xiǎng zhīdào/phrase

know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about)
verb
[UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd]
[US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd]

了如指掌 /liǎorúzhǐzhǎng/verb

瞭如指掌verb

like father, like son (a son will have traits similar to his father)
phrase
[UK: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ˈlaɪk sʌn]
[US: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.r̩ ˈlaɪk ˈsən]

子肖其父 /zǐ xiāo qí fù/phrase

有其父必有其子 /yǒu qí fù bì yǒu qí zǐ/phrase

虎父无犬子 /hǔfù wú quǎnzǐ/phrase

虎父無犬子phrase

look like (be similar in appearance, resemble)
verb
[UK: lʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈlʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

像 /xiàng/verb

look like (seem, appear)
verb
[UK: lʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈlʊk ˈlaɪk ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

看起來verb

看起来 /kànqilai/verb

sell like hot cakes (sell quickly)
verb
[UK: sel ˈlaɪk hɒt keɪks]
[US: ˈsel ˈlaɪk hɑːt ˈkeɪks]

大卖 /dàmài/verb

大賣verb

暢銷verb

热销 /rèxiāo/verb

熱銷verb

畅销 /chàngxiāo/verb

sleep like a baby (to sleep very well)
verb

酣睡verb

sleep like a log (to sleep well, without disturbance)
verb
[UK: sliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɒɡ]
[US: sˈliːp ˈlaɪk ə lɔːɡ]

沉睡verb

sounds like a plan (used to indicate agreement with a proposal to do something)
phrase

好主意 /hǎo zhǔyi/phrase

spread like wildfire (spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably)
verb
[UK: spred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.faɪə(r)]
[US: ˈspred ˈlaɪk ˈwaɪld.ˌfaɪər]

不胫而走verb

不脛而走 /bù jìng ér zǒu/verb

sweat like a pig (sweat profusely)
verb

全身冒汗 /quánshēn màohàn/verb

there's no fool like an old fool (no wisdom with age)
phrase

人无愚于老而愚者 /rén wú yú yú lǎo ér yú zhě/phrase

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