像…似的 xiàng…shìde
像…似的（xiàng…shìde）means “Simile: 'like…', 'as if…' — 像 + noun/clause + 似的”. 像…似的 makes a vivid comparison, saying something is 'like' or 'as if' something else. Formation: 像 + 名词/小句 + 似的（＝好像…一样）
Simile: 'like…', 'as if…' — 像 + noun/clause + 似的
HSK5Formation
像 + 名词/小句 + 似的（＝好像…一样）
Explanation
像…似的 makes a vivid comparison, saying something is 'like' or 'as if' something else. 像 opens the comparison and 似的 (pronounced shìde) closes it at the end; you can also drop 像 and use only …似的. It often follows a resultative complement, e.g. 高兴得像孩子似的 'so happy he's like a child'. Interchangeable with 像…一样, but 似的 is more colloquial and softer.
Examples
Note
似的 is read shìde (not sìde) and never takes a tone on 的. Can pair with 好像/仿佛: 仿佛做梦似的.
FAQ
像…似的 — what does it mean and how is it used?
Simile: 'like…', 'as if…' — 像 + noun/clause + 似的. 像…似的 makes a vivid comparison, saying something is 'like' or 'as if' something else. 像 opens the comparison and 似的 (pronounced shìde) closes it at the end; you can also drop 像 and use only …似的. It often follows a resultative complement, e.g. 高兴得像孩子似的 'so happy he's like a child'. Interchangeable with 像…一样, but 似的 is more colloquial and softer.
像…似的 — how do you form it?
像 + 名词/小句 + 似的（＝好像…一样）
像…似的 — any usage notes?
似的 is read shìde (not sìde) and never takes a tone on 的. Can pair with 好像/仿佛: 仿佛做梦似的.