Chinese word dictionary

似曾相识

sìcéng-xiāngshí · déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted

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Word information

Simplified似曾相识

Traditional似曾相識

Pinyinsìcéng-xiāngshí

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

似shì

resembling, similar to; as if, to seem

曾céng

already, formerly, once; the past

相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

识shí

knowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know

How to learn 似曾相识

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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认识rènshi

to know; to recognize; to be familiar with; to get acquainted with sb; knowledge; understanding; awareness; cognition

相信xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

相机xiàngjī

camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

照相zhàoxiàng

to take a photograph

互相hùxiāng

each other; mutually; mutual

相比xiāngbǐ

to compare