似曾相识 (sì céng xiāng shí) — to feel a sense of déjà vu; to seem familiar (as if previously encountered)

Definition

Literally 'seem to have met before': a literary phrase for the feeling that something is familiar, like déjà vu. Often used in writing about memory or encounters.

phrase
to feel a sense of déjà vuto seem familiar (as if previously encountered)

Beispiele

  • 似曾相识
    Wǒ dì yī cì jiàn dào tā jiù jué de sì céng xiāng shí, hǎo xiàng zài nǎ lǐ jiàn guò.
    The first time I met her, I had a sense of déjà vu, as if I had seen her somewhere before.
  • 似曾相识
    Zhè zhǒng sì céng xiāng shí de gǎn jué ràng wǒ xīn lǐ hěn bù ān.
    This feeling of déjà vu makes me uneasy.
  • 似曾相识
    Zǒu jìn nà ge lǎo fáng zi, wǒ dùn shí gǎn dào wú bǐ sì céng xiāng shí.
    Walking into that old house, I instantly felt an overwhelming sense of déjà vu.

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