# Expressing "as if" with "似乎"

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- 老板 今天 _似乎_ 不太 高兴 。
  - The boss seems a little upset today.
- 你 说 得 _似乎_ 很 有道理 。
  - What you said seems to make a lot of sense.
- 他 _似乎_ 明白 这句话 的 意思 ，却 又 说不清楚 。
  - He seems to understand the meaning of that sentence while he couldn't explain well.
- 她 _似乎_ 隐瞒 了 什么 。
  - She seems to be hiding something.
- _似乎_ 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。
  - It seems that nobody cares about that little boy.
- 她 _似乎_ 才 三十 出头 ，但 其实 已经 快 五十 了 。
  - It seems that she's only in her early thirties while she's already about fifty.
- 我 男朋友 _似乎_ 冷冷 的 ，其实 他 很 热情 。
  - My boyfriend seems a little cold, but he's actually very warm-hearted.

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- Level: [C1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/C1_grammar_points) / [HSK6](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK6_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [Appearance with "看起来"](../../B1/看起来.md) (B1)
  - [Expressing "it seems" with "好像"](../../B1/好像.md) (B1)
- Used for: [Expressing attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
- Keywords: [似乎](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BC%BC%E4%B9%8E)

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副词，意思接近“好像”。用法也比较接近。“好像”比较口语，比较书面语。

## Structure

Subj. + 似乎 ⋯⋯

"似乎"可以用于表示不十分肯定的判断或推测。

## Examples

- 老板 今天 _似乎_ 不太 高兴 。
  - The boss seems a little upset today.
- 你 说 得 _似乎_ 很 有道理 。
  - What you said seems to make a lot of sense.
- 他 _似乎_ 明白 这句话 的 意思 ，却 又 说不清楚 。
  - He seems to understand the meaning of that sentence while he couldn't explain well.
- 她 _似乎_ 隐瞒 了 什么 。
  - She seems to be hiding something.
- _似乎_ 没有人 关心 那个 小男孩 。
  - It seems that nobody cares about that little boy.

也可以用于表示一件事看起来如此，但事实相反或不同。

- 她 _似乎_ 才 三十 出头 ，但 其实 已经 快 五十 了 。
  - It seems that she's only in her early thirties while she's already about fifty.
- 我 男朋友 _似乎_ 冷冷 的 ，其实 他 很 热情 。
  - My boyfriend seems a little cold, but he's actually very warm-hearted.

## See also

- [Expressing "it seems" with "好像"](../../B1/好像.md)
- [Appearance with "看起来"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Appearance_with_%22kanqilai%22)