像样
xiàng yàng
Pinyin

Definition

像样
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xiàng yàng
  1. presentable
  2. decent
  3. up to par

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

像
xiàng
  1. 1 to resemble
  2. 2 to be like
  3. 3 to look as if
  4. 4 such as
  5. 5 appearance
  6. 6 image
  7. 7 portrait
  8. 8 image under a mapping (math.)
好像
hǎo xiàng
  1. 1 as if
  2. 2 to seem like
偶像
ǒu xiàng
  1. 1 idol
想像
xiǎng xiàng
  1. 1 to imagine
  2. 2 to conceive of
  3. 3 to visualize
  4. 4 imagination
头像
tóu xiàng
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 bust
不像样
bù xiàng yàng
  1. 1 in no shape to be seen
  2. 2 unpresentable
  3. 3 beyond recognition
不像话
bù xiàng huà
  1. 1 unreasonable
  2. 2 shocking
  3. 3 outrageous
佛像
fó xiàng
  1. 1 Buddhist image
  2. 2 statue of Buddha or Bodhisattva
  3. 3 CL:尊[zūn], 張|张[zhāng]
倒像
dào xiàng
  1. 1 inverted image
  2. 2 reversed image (e.g. upside down)
偶像剧
ǒu xiàng jù
  1. 1 idol drama
  2. 2 drama series in which the actors are chosen for their preexisting popularity with young viewers
像差
xiàng chā
  1. 1 aberration (optics)
像模像样
xiàng mó xiàng yàng
  1. 1 solemn
  2. 2 presentable
  3. 3 decent
像样
xiàng yàng
  1. 1 presentable
  2. 2 decent
  3. 3 up to par
像片
xiàng piàn
  1. 1 photo
像章
xiàng zhāng
  1. 1 badge
  2. 2 insignia
  3. 3 lapel badge (e.g. with miniature portrait of great national leader)
像素
xiàng sù
  1. 1 pixel
像话
xiàng huà
  1. 1 proper
像貌
xiàng mào
  1. 1 variant of 相貌[xiàng mào]
像银
xiàng yín
  1. 1 silvery
半身像
bàn shēn xiàng
  1. 1 half-length photo or portrait
  2. 2 bust

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Sample Sentences

要说意见嘛，基本的人品，有份像样的工资收入，踏实负责就好了，总不要我女儿跟着他吃苦了。
yào shuō yìjiàn ma ，jīběn de rénpǐn ，yǒu fèn xiàngyàng de gōngzī shōurù ，tāshi fùzé jiùhǎole ，zǒng bù yào wǒ nǚér gēn zhe tā chīkǔ le 。
If I had to give an opinion. I think it would be good enough if they have a basic moral standing, a decent income and be steady and responsible. Most importantly, I wouldn't want my daughter to suffer hardship with this person.
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当然。要做我就要做得像模像样，做成像《财富》《时尚》之类的全球知名杂志。
dāngrán 。yào zuò wǒ jiùyào zuò de xiàngmúxiàngyàng ，zuòchéng xiàng 《Cáifù 》《Shíshàng 》zhīlèi de quánqiú zhīmíng zázhì 。
Of course. If I make one, I want to make a proper one. I want to make one like “Fortune” or “Cosmopolitan”, one of those magazines known throughout the world.
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啊？我觉得国家给我们的条件不错。有钱拿，还有像样的房子住。
á ？wǒ juéde guójiā gěi wǒmen de tiáojiàn bùcuò 。yǒu qián ná ，hái yǒu xiàngyàng de fángzi zhù 。
Huh? I think that the government has given us pretty good terms. We get money, plus a decent house to live in.
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