Chinese Sentence: 他说话的口气像办公室主任似的。
English Translation: He talks as if he were the head of the office.
| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | Tones | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 他 | 他 | ta1 | tā | he / him |
| 说话 | 說話 | shuo1 hua4 | shuō huà | to speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories / talk / word |
| 的 | 的 | de5 | de | of / structural particle: used before a noun, linking it to preceding possessive or descriptive attributive |
| 口气 | 口氣 | kou3 qi4 | kǒu qì | tone of voice / the way one speaks / manner of expression / tone |
| 像 | 像 | xiang4 | xiàng | (look) like / similar (to) / appearance / to appear / to seem / image / portrait / resemble / seem |
| 办公室 | 辦公室 | ban4 gong1 shi4 | bàn gōng shì | office / CL:間|间 |
| 主任 | 主任 | zhu3 ren4 | zhǔ rèn | director / head / CL:個|个 |
| 似的 | 似的 | si4 de5 | sì de | seems as if / rather like / also pr. (shi4 de5) or (shi5 de5) |
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