to act as if 20 权当 [權當] quándāng (for the time being-as) to act as if: 死马~活马医. The dead horse was treated as if it were still living. '208 Same, different 相同, 不同 (xiāngtóng, bùtóng)
seem, look like 33 好像 [-] hǎoxiàng (just-like) seem, look like: ~要下雨. It looks like rain. || 天边的白云~一座雪山. The white cloud on the horizon looks like a snow mountain. '208 Same, different 相同, 不同 (xiāngtóng, bùtóng)
just as, like 35 犹如 [猶-] yóurú (just-like) just as, like: 在这座大城市里寻找一个人~ 大海捞针. Searching for one man in this big city is like looking for a needle in a haystack. 593 '282 Other modal adverbs 其他情态副词 (qítā qíngtài fùcí)
like, just like 31 仿佛 [-] fǎngfú (seem) like, just like: 二十年前的事, ~就发生在昨 天. What happened 20 years ago seemed to have happened yesterday. || ~停 止了呼吸 like stopping one’s breath || ~变了一个人 like changing into a different person '