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看起来

kàn qǐ lai · kan qi lai

Traditional 看起來

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
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Where is the subway?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，里昂(lǐáng)看起来(kànqǐlai)在(zài)找(zhǎo)什么(shénme)。

    Liangliang, look, Leon seems to be looking for something.

  2. Liangliang

    看起来(kànqǐlai)他(tā)迷路(mílù)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)问问(wènwèn)。

    He seems to be lost. Let us go and ask.

  3. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，亮亮(liàngliàng)，请问(qǐngwèn)去(qù)地铁站(dìtiězhàn)怎么(zěnme)走(zǒu)？

    Dengdeng, Liangliang, excuse me, how do I get to the subway station?

  4. Dengdeng

    往(wǎng)前(qián)走(zǒu)两百(liǎngbǎi)米(mǐ)，在(zài)左边(zuǒbian)。

    Walk straight two hundred metres. It is on the left.

  5. Leon

    谢谢(xièxie)！我(wǒ)住(zhù)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)两(liǎng)个(gè)月(yuè)了(le)，还是(háishi)会(huì)迷路(mílù)。

    Thanks! I have lived here for two months and I still get lost.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lai)像(xiàng)是(shì)饿(è)了(le)。

She looks like she's hungry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lai)，这(zhè)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)你(nǐ)无(wú)法(fǎ)理(lǐ)解(jiě)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

It seems this is something you can't comprehend.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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看
kàn

to see; to look at; to read

起
qǐ

to rise; to raise

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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