mào​sì

to seem to be

貌似 mào​sì
to seem to be adverbverb
to appear to be on the surface (often implying the reality is different)

The book seems incomplete.

seemingly
in appearance; looking as if (used adverbially)

Frequency

Movie subtitles
9.66 per million appears in 5% of films
Written text
30.3 per million

Sources