How to Say ‘It seems like’ in Traditional Chinese
好像
hǎo xiàng
[how shyang]
💬 Usage Tip: [好像] means "it seems" or "looks like," which makes what follows sound less blunt. It's useful in disputes when you want to question something without sounding too direct: [好像不太對] "that seems not quite right."
Phrase Breakdown
好像
hǎo xiàng
[how shyang]
seems like; apparently
Used when something appears to be true but the speaker is not completely certain.
看導航好像不用繞那麼遠。
Looking at the navigation, it seems there was no need to detour that far.
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