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The word "似的" is formed by combining the character "似", meaning "similar to", with the structural particle "的", which here serves to nominalize and attach the preceding element, creating a suffix that indicates resemblance or likeness, as in "like" or "as if". This construction allows "似的" to be appended to nouns or phrases to express comparison, such as in "孩子似的" meaning "childlike". The formation directly merges the semantic content of "似" with the grammatical function of "的" to produce a unified comparative marker.

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她笑得像花似的

Tā xiào de xiàng huā shìde.

She smiles like a flower.

他的声音像钟似的响亮。

Tā de shēngyīn xiàng zhōng shìde xiǎngliàng.

His voice is as loud as a bell.

那个人像疯了似的在大街上奔跑。

Nàge rén xiàng fēngle shìde zài dàjiē shang bēnpǎo.

That person is running on the street as if he were crazy.

整个房间安静得像没人似的

Zhěnggè fángjiān ānjìng de xiàng méi rén shìde.

The whole room is quiet as if there is no one there.

尽管天气炎热,但他工作起来像不知道累似的

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì yánrè, dàn tā gōngzuò qǐlái xiàng bù zhīdào lèi shìde.

Although the weather is hot, he works as if he doesn't know fatigue.

Word Definition - 似的

shì de seems as if; rather like; Taiwan pr. [sì de]