似曾相识

sì céng xiāng shí

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Uncommon

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 陌生 mò shēng 陌生 mò shēng strange 表示不熟悉、不认识: strange

Register variants

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• 既视感 jì shì gǎn 既视感 jì shì gǎn déjà vu 更为正式的心理学或文学用语: déjà vu

Synonyms

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• 熟悉 shú xī 熟悉 shú xī to be familiar with 表示感到熟悉、不陌生: to be familiar with

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

• 曾 曾 céng: once
• 曾 曾 zēng: great- (grandfather, grandchild etc)
• 相识 相识 xiāng shí: to get to know each other
• 识 识 shí: to know
• 识 识 zhì: to record
• 似 似 sì: to seem
• 相 相 xiāng: each other
• 相 相 xiàng: appearance