似曾相识似曾相識

sì céng xiāng shí

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time); seemingly familiar; apparently already acquainted

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Characters

似shìresembling, similar to; as if, to seem亻以曾céngalready, formerly, once; the past丷日相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other木目识shíknowledge; to understand, to recognize, to know讠只

Examples

这看起来似曾相识。

Zhè kàn qǐ lai sì céng xiāng shí.

It seems so familiar.