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看出

kàn chū · kan chu

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Meaning

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  1. to make out
  2. to see
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I can tell

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)不太(bùtài)高兴(gāoxìng)，我(wǒ)看出来(kànchūlái)了(le)。

    You're not happy today. I can tell.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)看出来(kànchūlái)的(de)？

    How can you tell?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)脸(liǎn)上(shàng)写(xiě)着(zhe)不(bù)高兴(gāoxìng)三个(sāngè)字(zì)。

    "Not happy" is written on your face.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)饿(è)了(le)。

    I'm just hungry.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看出(kànchū)你(nǐ)饿(è)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)吃(chī)火锅(huǒguō)吧(ba)。

    I can tell you're hungry. Let's go for hot pot.

  6. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，这次(zhècì)你(nǐ)没(méi)看出来(kànchūlái)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)饺子(jiǎozi)！

    Ha ha, this time you couldn't tell. I want dumplings!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)看(kàn)出(chū)他(tā)今(jīn)天(tiān)心(xīn)情(qíng)不(bú)太(tài)好(hǎo)。

I can tell he's not in a good mood today.

02

从(cóng)她(tā)的(de)表(biǎo)情(qíng)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)出(chū)，她(tā)对(duì)这(zhè)个(ge)结(jié)果(guǒ)很(hěn)满(mǎn)意(yì)。

From her expression, you can see that she is very satisfied with the result.

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