No. 2,703 in Chinese
似的
"似的" means "as if" or "seems like."
In a sentence
她的笑容像阳光似的温暖。
Her smile is warm like sunlight.
Here, '似的' is used as a metaphorical comparison to emphasize the warm quality of her smile being similar to sunlight.
这天气热得像夏天似的。
The weather is as hot as summer.
'似的' in this context is used to describe the weather condition resembling the characteristics of summer in terms of heat.
他跑得飞快，像风似的。
He runs extremely fast, like the wind.
In this sentence, '似的' illustrates a simile, comparing his speed to the swift movement of wind.
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