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样子

yàngzi

Description

"样子"是我们每天都用的词,可以说一个人或东西看起来是什么样的。

"样子" is a word we use every day to describe how a person or thing looks.

它也可以说一件事好像会怎么样。

It can also describe how something seems likely to happen.

Meanings

样子yàngzi

appearance; the way someone or something looks

这个孩子的样子很可爱。

This child looks very cute.

样子yàngzi

manner; expression; air one shows

他一副很累的样子。

He looks very tired.

样子yàngzi

seems like; it looks as if

看样子今天要下雨了。

It looks like it will rain today.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    样 (form/pattern) + 子 (noun suffix), literally "form".

  • Nuance

    看样子 is a fixed phrase meaning "it seems/looks like".

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