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看起来

/ kàn qǐ lai /
Strokes

Collocation

1
看起来很好
2
看起来很累
3
看起来没精神
4
看起来不来了
5
看起来他很能干
6
看起来天要下雨
7
看起来他病得不轻

Definition

看起来 is a phase, which means “it seems (or appears); it looks as if”.

Example

看起来 as a phase.
1
kàn
lai
起来
hěn
lǎoshi
老实
  

He looks very honest.

2
kànlai
看起来
shǎ
傻乎乎
de
  
,
shíshàng
实际上
hěn
jīngmíng
精明
  

Despite his seeming foolishness, he is actually very smart.

3
Tiān
yīn
de
hěn
hai
厉害
  
,
kàn
lai
起来
yào
xià
下雨
  

It was overcast and it looked like it was going to rain.

4
Zhè
jiàn
shì
kàn
lai
起来
róng
容易
  
,
shí
其实
bìng
róng
容易
  

It seems easy, but it's not easy.

5
jīng
已经
diǎn
duō
le
  
,
kàn
lai
起来
jīntiān
今天
lái
le
  
,
men
我们
biè
děng
le
  

It's already past seven o'clock, and it looks like he's not coming today, so let's not wait for him.