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to seem
to imitate
to emulate
to copy
see 仿傚|仿效[fang3 xiao4]
to fashion after
imitation
like
to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism
to imitate
imitation leather
copying paper
Notice where 仿 sits in each complete thought.
At that moment, time seemed to be standing still.
Source: Tatoeba #10269023 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe imitated the works of Van Gogh.
Source: Tatoeba #430959 · CC BY 2.0 FRA year has passed, but it's as if we saw each other only yesterday.
Source: Tatoeba #7774762 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen we look back at our youth, there seems to be an indescribable pain.
Source: Tatoeba #1361965 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe recounted the accident to me as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
Source: Tatoeba #2188517 · CC BY 2.0 FRWhen their eyes met, it was as if the world stood still.
Source: Tatoeba #10131713 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.