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看上去

kàn shang qu · kan shang qu

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Meaning

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  1. it would appear
  2. it seems (that)
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You look happy

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)看上去(kànshangqu)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)！

    Dengdeng, you look very happy today!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)看上去(kànshangqu)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)吗(ma)？

    Really? Do I look happy?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，你(nǐ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)笑(xiào)。

    Yes, you keep smiling.

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)今天(jīntiān)的(de)咖啡(kāfēi)免费(miǎnfèi)！

    Because the coffee is free today!

  5. Liangliang

    免费(miǎnfèi)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)，今天(jīntiān)不是(bùshì)。不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)看上去(kànshangqu)真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)开心(kāixīn)。

    Free is tomorrow, not today. But you really do look happy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)很(hěn)苍(cāng)白(bái)。

You look pale today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)在(zài)他(tā)的(de)照(zhào)片(piàn)里(lǐ)看(kàn)上(shang)去(qu)很(hěn)可(kě)爱(ài)。

He looked cute in his photos.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fresky · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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看
kàn

to see; to look at; to read

上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

去
qù

to go; to go to (a place)

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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