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xiàng

像xiàngxiàng
to be like
FromLesson 21inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of xiàng

那Nà　位wèi　作家zuòjiā　说shuō，　他tā　年轻niánqīng　的de　时候shíhou　在zài　国　内guónèi　大学dàxué　学习xuéxí，　后来hòulái　出国chūguó　留学liúxué，　感觉gǎnjué　自己zìjǐ　又yòu　像xiàng　学生xuéshēng　一样yíyàng。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
他tā　现在xiànzài　像xiàng　我wǒ　一样yíyàng　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　学xué　中文zhōngwén。tā xiànzài xiàng wǒ yíyàng zài zhè gè chéngshì xué zhōngwén.
He is now studying Chinese in this city, just like me.

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sùshèxiàkè yǐhòu wǒ gēn tóngxué yìqǐ huí sùshè xiūxi.Wǒ xiànzài zhù zài xuéxiào sùshè.sùshèxiàoyuánlígōngyuán lí wǒ jiā bù yuǎn.Wǒ de sùshè zài xiàoyuán lǐ, lí túshūguǎn bù yuǎn.
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