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The modal adverb 仿佛
The modal adverb 仿佛
The modal adverb (语气副词) expresses subjective judgment or assurance toward an action.
HSK 6
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Adverbs
仿佛
is used to express an assumption based on a personal observation or feeling.
Scheme
who/what
仿佛
experience
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仿佛 is often preceded by a word indicating a person or an object. In some cases, it can also be preceded by a phrase.
Examples
他工作起来
仿佛
不知道什么是累
He works like he doesn't know what fatigue is
tā gōngzuò qǐlái fǎngfú bù zhīdao shénme shì lèi
我们
仿佛
在哪儿见过
I think we've met somewhere before
wǒmen fǎngfú zài nǎr jiànguò
我
仿佛
听见有人在呼喊
I think I heard someone shouting
wǒ fǎngfú tīngjiàn yǒurén zài hūhǎn
仿佛 is often used as part of the following structures:
仿佛…似的
,
仿佛…一样
meaning "alike", "similar".
Examples
奶奶
仿佛
孩子
似的
开心地笑了
Grandmother smiled happily, like a child
nǎinai fǎngfú háizi shìde kāixīn de xiào le
仿佛
树生了根
一样
It's like a tree that has taken root
fǎngfú shù shēng le gēn yíyàng
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Comparisons with 似的
Comparisons with 一样
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