<B>∼ 好像  Hǎoxiàng Adv Shuǐ ¹kāi Le Water

 hǎoxiàng adv. seem; be like | Shuǐ ∼ ¹kāi le. The water seems boiling.  | ~ shui ye mei tingjian ling xiang. No one seems to have heard the bell.

◆cons. ① <b>∼ A, kěshi</b> it seems as if A, but

② <b>∼ A (shìde)</b> seem to be A | Tā ∼ bìngle shìde. She seems to have fallen ill.