宛如 (wǎn rú) — (literary) just like, as if

Definition

Examples

• 她的笑容宛如春天的阳光，温暖而明亮。
  Tā de xiào róng wǎn rú chūn tiān de yáng guāng, wēn nuǎn ér míng liàng.
  Her smile is just like spring sunshine, warm and bright.
• 远处那片湖面宛如一面镜子，倒映着蓝天白云。
  Yuǎn chù nà piàn hú miàn wǎn rú yí miàn jìng zi, dào yìng zhe lán tiān bái yún.
  The surface of that lake in the distance is just like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds.
• 他听到这个消息后，宛如石化了一般，半天说不出话来。
  Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu, wǎn rú shí huà le yì bān, bàn tiān shuō bù chū huà lái.
  After hearing this news, he was as if petrified, unable to speak for a long time.

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