恍若 (huǎng rě) — as if, as though (used in literary or formal contexts to describe something dreamlike or unreal)
Definition
Literary 'as if / as though' — introduces a dreamlike or unreal comparison, like '仿佛' but more formal and written.
adverb
as ifas though (used in literary or formal contexts to describe something dreamlike or unreal)
Examples
- ，恍若。Zhàn zài shān dǐng, huǎng rě zhì shēn yú xiān jìng.Standing on the mountaintop, it was as if I were in a fairyland.
- ，恍若。Duō nián hòu zài jiàn, huǎng rě gé shì.Meeting again after many years felt like a different lifetime.
- 恍若。Tā de xiào róng huǎng rě zuó rì chóng xiàn.Her smile was as if yesterday had reappeared.
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