似曾相識 sì céng xiāng shí

DEFINITIONS

  1. déjà vu (the experience of seeing exactly the same situation a second time)
  2. seemingly familiar
  3. apparently already acquainted

CHARACTERS

似 sì resemble, similar to; as if, seem
曾 céng already; sign of past
相 xiāng mutual, reciprocal, each other
識 shí recognize, understand, know