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一样 yī yàng same / like / equal to / the same as / just like
喜欢 xǐ huan to like / to be fond of
相似 xiāng sì to resemble / similar / like / resemblance / similarity
爱好 ài hào to like / to be fond of / to take pleasure in / to be keen on / interest / hobby / CL:個|个[ge4]
如同 rú tóng like / as
喜爱 xǐ ài to like / to love / to be fond of / favorite
欢喜 huān xǐ happy / joyous / delighted / to like / to be fond of
喜好 xǐ hào to like / fond of / to prefer / to love / one's tastes / preference
不啻 bù chì just as / no less than / like (sth momentous) / as good as / tantamount to
同 tóng like / same / similar / together / alike / with
就是 jiù shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
这样 zhè yàng this kind of / so / this way / like this / such
那么 nà me like that / in that way / or so / so / so very much / about / in that case
这么 zhè me so much / this much / how much? / this way / like this
好像 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like
正是 zhèng shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
想要 xiǎng yào to want to / to feel like / to fancy / to care for sb / desirous of
立刻 lì kè forthwith / immediate / prompt / promptly / straightway / thereupon / at once
好象 hǎo xiàng to seem / to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4])
便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated) / precisely / exactly / even / if / just like / in the same way as
为止 wéi zhǐ until / (used in combination with words like 到[dao4] or 至[zhi4] in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)
有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike
好似 hǎo sì to seem / to be like
这般 zhè bān like this / this way
听起来 tīng qi lai to sound like
懒得 lǎn dé not to feel like (doing sth) / disinclined to
这样子 zhè yàng zi so / such / this way / like this
宛如 wǎn rú to be just like
一如 yī rú to be just like
理科 lǐ kē the sciences (as opposed to the humanities 文科[wen2 ke1])
撒娇 sā jiāo to act like a spoiled child / to throw a tantrum / to act coquettishly
俨然 yǎn rán just like / solemn / dignified / neatly laid out
层出不穷 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge / innumerable succession / breeding like flies (idiom)
好比 hǎo bǐ to be just like / can be compared to
星火 xīng huǒ spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])
试问 shì wèn I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically) / one might well ask
鱼肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up)
如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
形同 xíng tóng tantamount to / to be like
宛若 wǎn ruò to be just like
马尾 mǎ wěi ponytail (hairstyle) / horse's tail / slender fibers like horse's tail (applies to various plants)
烟消云散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear
风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds
力克 lì kè to prevail with difficulty
韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives / (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)
天马行空 tiān mǎ xíng kōng like a heavenly steed, soaring across the skies (idiom) / (of writing, calligraphy etc) bold and imaginative / unconstrained in style
虎视眈眈 hǔ shì dān dān to glare like a tiger watching his prey (idiom) / to eye covetously
吃不下 chī bu xià not feel like eating / be unable to eat any more
恰似 qià sì just like / exactly like
随地 suí dì according to the location / everywhere / any place / from any location / from wherever you like
活像 huó xiàng to look exactly like / to be the spitting image of
水饺 shuǐ jiǎo boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli)
恍若 huǎng ruò as if / as though / rather like
诸如此类 zhū rú cǐ lèi things like this (idiom) / and so on / and the rest / etc
神出鬼没 shén chū guǐ mò lit. to appear and disappear unpredictably like a spirit or a ghost (idiom) / fig. elusive
如故 rú gù as before / as usual / (to be) like old friends
一溜烟 yī liù yān like a wisp of smoke / (to disappear etc) in an instant
恍如 huǎng rú to be as if... / to be rather like...
不翼而飞 bù yì ér fēi to disappear without trace / to vanish all of a sudden / to spread fast / to spread like wildfire
如日中天 rú rì zhōng tiān lit. like the sun at noon (idiom) / fig. to be at the peak of one's power, career etc
飞镖 fēi biāo darts (game) / dart (weapon shaped like a spearhead)
如鱼得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings
鼎立 dǐng lì lit. to stand like the three legs of a tripod / tripartite confrontation or balance of forces
敲开 qiāo kāi to get sth open by tapping or striking it / (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门[xx5 de5 da4 men2]) to open the door to ~ / to gain access to ~
套数 tào shù song cycle in Chinese opera / (fig.) a series of tricks / polite remarks / number of (things that are counted in 套[tao4], like houses)
一窝蜂 yī wō fēng like a swarm of bees / in droves (used to describe people flocking to do sth)
脱壳 tuō qiào to molt / to exuviate / fig. to fly off like an exuviate cicada
如虎添翼 rú hǔ tiān yì lit. like a tiger that has grown wings / with redoubled power (idiom)
势如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force
喜新厌旧 xǐ xīn yàn jiù lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom) / fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old
然 rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly
泪如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom)
爱面子 ài miàn zi to like to look good in the eyes of others / sensitive about how one is regarded by others / proud
知难而退 zhī nán ér tuì to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) / fig. to back out of an awkward situation / to get out on finding out what it's really like
堆积如山 duī jī rú shān to pile up like a mountain (idiom) / a mountain of (paperwork etc) / a large number of sth
撕咬 sī yǎo to tear at (with the teeth, like one animal attacking another)
如许 rú xǔ (literary) like this / such (as this) / so much / so many
雷厉风行 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction
星罗棋布 xīng luó qí bù scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom) / spread all over the place
飞跑 fēi pǎo to run like the wind / to rush / to gallop
无病呻吟 wú bìng shēn yín to moan about imaginary illness / fussing like a hypochondriac / fig. sentimental nonsense
奔马 bēn mǎ (literary) (swift like a) speeding horse
养尊处优 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu to live like a prince (idiom)
守口如瓶 shǒu kǒu rú píng lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom) / tight-lipped / reticent / not breathing a word
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant
请便 qǐng biàn Please do as you wish! / You are welcome to do whatever you like! / Please make yourself at home.
心猿意马 xīn yuán yì mǎ lit. heart like a frisky monkey, mind like a cantering horse (idiom) / fig. capricious (derog.) / to have ants in one's pants / hyperactive / adventurous and uncontrollable
爱莫能助 ài mò néng zhù unable to help however much one would like to (idiom) / Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. / My hands are tied.
口若悬河 kǒu ruò xuán hé mouth like a torrent (idiom) / eloquent / glib / voluble / have the gift of the gab
正象 zhèng xiàng to be just like
上善若水 shàng shàn ruò shuǐ the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
这么着 zhè me zhe thus / in this way / like this
不胫而走 bù jìng ér zǒu to get round fast / to spread like wildfire
如雷贯耳 rú léi guàn ěr lit. like thunder piercing the ear / a well-known reputation (idiom)
活雷锋 huó Léi Fēng selfless model citizen, just like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1]
落汤鸡 luò tāng jī a person who looks drenched and bedraggled / like a drowned rat / deep distress
宛然 wǎn rán as if / just like
赤子之心 chì zǐ zhī xīn pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere
利科 lì kē pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn / sincere
鬼哭狼嚎 guǐ kū láng háo to wail like ghosts and howl like wolves (idiom)
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