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)
Examples
- 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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