像 xiàng
“to resemble; to be like; to look as if”
verb, preposition, noun, adverbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
像 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 896: 像 xiàng — Level 3; official annotation 3（4）（7-9） (动、（副）、（名）). PDF page 102
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 像
像 means “to resemble” or “to look like.” It is used with a noun after it: 像 + person/thing. To compare a quality, use 像…一样 + adjective/verb.
例句Example sentences
- 他长得很像他的爸爸。tā cháng de hěn xiàng tā de bà ba.He looks a lot like his father.
- 这个房子像一个小花园。zhè ge fáng zi xiàng yí gè xiǎo huā yuán.This house looks like a small garden.
- 我妹妹像妈妈一样喜欢看书。wǒ mèi mei xiàng mā ma yí yàng xǐ huan kàn shū.My younger sister likes reading, just like our mother.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我像他很高。
✓我像他一样高。
When 像 compares a quality, use the pattern 像…一样 + adjective; 像 alone cannot take an adjective.
相关词语Related words
- 好像 hǎo xiàng