似曾相识 — “A feeling of déjà vu”
似曾相识 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a feeling of déjà vu”. A sense of familiarity, as if one has encountered something or someone before. Literally, “seem to have met before”.
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第一次来到这个城市，看到这条街道时，我感到一种似曾相识的感觉，仿佛多年前就来过这里。
Upon arriving in this city for the first time, when I saw this street, I had a feeling of déjà vu, as if I had been here many years ago.
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- sì似dǒng懂fēi非dǒng懂seem to understand but not quite
- sì似shì是ér而fēi非seemingly right but actually wrong
- sì似yǒu有rú如wú无to treat as if it doesn't exist
- shì似mèng梦chū初jué觉suddenly realize the truth as if waking from a dream
- sì似shuǐ水rú如yú鱼inseparable like fish and water
- sì似shuǐ水liú流nián年Time flows like water
- sì似qī漆rú如jiāo胶deeply devoted and inseparable
- shì似yù玉rú如huā花beautiful as jade and flowers
- sì似xiào笑fēi非xiào笑a faint, enigmatic, or half-smile
- sì似jiàn箭zài在xián弦poised for action
- sì似zuì醉rú如chī痴ecstatic and lost in obsession
- sì似fēi非ér而shì是seemingly wrong but actually right
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Open the tool →Questions about 似曾相识
What does 似曾相识 mean?
似曾相识 (sì céng xiāng shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a feeling of déjà vu”.
How do you pronounce 似曾相识?
似曾相识 is pronounced sì céng xiāng shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 似曾相识 literally mean?
Literally, 似曾相识 means “seem to have met before”. It is used to mean “a feeling of déjà vu”.
What is the Chinese definition of 似曾相识?
好象曾经见过。形容见过的事物再度出现。