"Seem" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 sì hū apparently / to seem / to appear / as if / seemingly
 xiǎn de to seem / to look / to appear
仿 fǎng fú to seem / as if / alike / similar
 hǎo xiàng to seem / to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4])
 kàn sì to look as if / to seem
 hǎo sì to seem / to be like
 jiàn dé to seem / to appear / (in a negative or interrogative sentence) to be sure
仿 fǎng sì as if / to seem
 ruò to seem / like / as / if
 ài indistinct / hazy / misty / to seem / to appear
 tīng shàng qu to sound (difficult, worthwhile etc) / to seem
 hǎo xiàng as if / to seem like
 fǎng fú seem / as if
 mào sì to appear to be / to seem as if
 yǎn shú familiar-looking / to seem familiar
 dù jīn to gold-plate / to gild / (fig.) to make sth quite ordinary seem special
 rú yǒu suǒ shī to seem as if something is amiss (idiom)
 jìn dào ruò quán entering the Way, you seem to coil back (Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3], the Book of Dao 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1], Chap. 14) / progress in the Dao can seem illusory
 jī kě luàn zhēn to seem almost genuine / easily mistaken for the real thing
 nì shēng zhǎng to seem to grow younger / to regain one's youthful looks
 jiā huā méi yǒu yě huā xiāng lit. the flowers in one's garden cannot match the fragrance of wild flowers (idiom) / fig. other women seem more attractive than one's own partner / the grass is always greener on the other side
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