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What does it look/smell/taste like? “What does it look/smell/taste like?” 怎么说? 我有时候听 ”什么什么...什么样子?”,有时候听 ”什么什么...像什么?”, etc. Google Translate says “尝起来怎么样? 闻起来像什么?” Please explain!
Jul 30, 2020 7:11 AM
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“What does it look/smell/taste like?” 怎么说? 我有时候听 ”什么什么...什么样子?”,有时候听 ”什么什么...像什么?”, etc. Google Translate says “尝起来怎么样? 闻起来像什么?” 👉 “What does it look/smell/taste like?” 【(用) 汉语/中文 怎么说】 我【听(到)过】 ”什么什么...什么样子?”,【也听(到)过(别人/有人说)】 ”什么什么...像什么?”, etc. Google Translate says “尝起来怎么样? 闻起来像什么?” If you are asking look/smell/taste like WHAT, you can say "你觉得这个看着/闻着/吃着像什么?" If you are asking HOW do you like the look/smell/taste (for example, you made a dish or something and you are asking a friend if they like it), you may say "你觉得怎么样?好看吗/香吗/好吃吗?" When I was learning this usage of "look/smell/taste + adj", we tend to translate it into "看起来/闻起来/尝起来". But this is an English way of expression actually. In spoken Chinese, we'd like to say ① "这看着(好)像 + something/somebody" = This looks like something/somebody. If you are not 100% sure, we'd add "好眼熟啊。(It's so familiar to me and I thought I've seen this before)" ② "这闻着(好)像+ something" = This smells like something (vinegar for example) ③ "这吃着(好)像+ something" = This tastes like something (for example, in China some soy products can be made to taste like meat.) Hope this is helpful.
July 30, 2020
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what does it look like? 它看起来怎么样? what dose it smell like? 它闻起来怎么样? what dose it taste like? 它尝起来怎么样?
July 30, 2020
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What does it look like? = 长什么样? smell/taste = 什么味儿?
July 30, 2020
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