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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[sì]
  1. 1. verb [像] be like
    他的脸纸一样白。
    His face was as white as a sheet of paper.
  2. 2. adverb apparently
    她看单纯,其实很成熟。
    She appears to be naive, but actually she's very worldly-wise.
  3. 3. preposition than
    赛马一匹快一匹。
    Each racehorse is quicker than the last.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[sì]
  1. 1. verb be similar; look like
    resemble; be similar; be alike
  2. 2. verb seem; appear
    属可行
    seem to be feasible
  3. 3. preposition (used in a comparative) than
    生活一年强一年。
    Life is getting better every year.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[sì]
  1. 1. 像;相类
    晚霞恰一条彩绸
    如花
    是而非
  2. 2. 表示不确定,相当于"仿佛""好像"
    曾相识
    懂非懂
    欠妥当。
  3. 3. 用在"好""强"之类的形容词后面,引进比较的对象
    日子一天好一天
    身体一年强一年
    春光,胜春光。
  4. 4. "的"的""读shì,不读sì。

Examples

他的买卖近来像滚雪球的,越做越大。
His business has snowballed recently.
他们向敌人展开了狂风暴雨的攻击。
They launched a furious whirlwind attack on the enemy.
连珠的机枪声
a continuous rattle of machine-gun fire
像连珠炮地向他提问
bombard him with questions; fire questions at him
你怎么批评他,他还像个没事人的。
However much you criticize him, he still looks unconcerned.
喝了一瓶酒,他跟没事人的。
After drinking a whole bottle, he didn't even turn a hair.
他惊恐得面无人色,像僵了的。
His face was ghastly and he seemed paralysed.
像木偶地站着
stand as still as a carved figure
有难言之隐。
He seemed too embarrassed to say what was on his mind.
像雪的那么白
as white as snow

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