似曾相识

sì céng xiāng shí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

Definitions

1. déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
2. seemingly familiar
3. apparently already acquainted

Word relationships

Antonyms

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陌生

mò shēng

strange

表示不熟悉、不认识

Register variants

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既视感

jì shì gǎn

déjà vu

更为正式的心理学或文学用语

Synonyms

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熟悉

shú xī

to be familiar with

表示感到熟悉、不陌生

Usage notes

Collocations

常与“感觉”、“感”连用，如“一种似曾相识的感觉”。

Common mistakes

不要直译“déjà vu”造出生硬的句子，该词主要用作定语或谓语。

Example Sentences

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我对这个地方有一种似曾相识的感觉。

I have a feeling of déjà vu about this place.

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Child Words of 似曾相识

once

great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)

相识

xiāng shí

to get to know each other

to know

to record

to seem

each other

appearance