Learn Chinese phrases, Chinese sentence — How to say “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” in Chinese: 没有书的房间就像没有灵魂的身体。Mei2 you3 shu1 de5 fang2 jian1 jiu4 xiang4 mei2 you2 ling1 hun2 de5 shen1 ti3. Mei2 (没 negative prefix for verbs, have not or not) you3 (有have) shu1 (书 noun, books) de5 (的 a particle to connect the attribute and the noun that the attribute describes) fang2 jian1 (房间 noun, room) jiu4 (就 adverb, just) xiang4 (像 adjective), mei2 you2 (没有 don’t have) ling1 hun2 (灵魂 noun, soul) de5 (的 particle) shen1 ti3 (身体 noun, body).
When you compare A with B, and want to say A is similar to B, you can use the jiu4 xiang4 structure. For example:
Your smile is just like the sun. Ni3 de5 wei2 xiao4 jiu4 xiang4 tai4 yang2.
你的微笑就像太阳。
or you can use — A is like B:
He is like you. Ta1 xiang4 ni3.
他像你。
My pen is like your pen. Wo3 de5 bi3 xiang4 ni3 de5 bi3.
我的笔像你的笔。
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