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看样子

kàn yàng zi · kan yang zi

Traditional 看樣子

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. it seems
  2. it looks as if
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Looks like a long wait

  1. Liangliang

    看样子(kànyàngzi)这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)今天(jīntiān)人(rén)很(hěn)多(duō)。

    It looks like this shop has many people today.

  2. Dengdeng

    看样子(kànyàngzi)要(yào)等(děng)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    It looks like we wait an hour.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)对面(duìmiàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let us go across the road.

  4. Dengdeng

    对面(duìmiàn)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)，看样子(kànyàngzi)不(bù)太(tài)好吃(hǎochī)。

    Nobody is across the road. It looks like it is not tasty.

  5. Liangliang

    不一定(bùyīdìng)，也许(yěxǔ)他们(tāmen)刚(gāng)开门(kāimén)。

    Not necessarily. Maybe they just opened.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)就(jiù)当(dāng)第一(dìyī)个(gè)客人(kèrén)。

    Then we will be their first customers.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

看(kàn)样(yàng)子(zi)今(jīn)天(tiān)下(xià)午(wǔ)会(huì)下(xià)大(dà)雨(yǔ)。

It looks like it will rain heavily this afternoon.

02

看(kàn)样(yàng)子(zi)他(tā)已(yǐ)经(jīng)知(zhī)道(dào)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)了(le)。

It seems he already knows about this matter.

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