Chinese word dictionary

像样

xiàngyàng · presentable; decent; up to par

Practice word

Word information

Simplified像样

Traditional像樣

Pinyinxiàngyàng

Part of speech形

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.

像xiàng

picture, image, figure; to resemble

样yàng

form, pattern, shape, style

How to learn 像样

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

怎么样zěnmeyàng

how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?

那样nàyàng

that kind; that sort

这样zhèyàng

this way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such

好像hǎoxiàng

as if; to seem like

像xiàng

to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

一样yíyàng

same; like; equal to; the same as; just like