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听起来

tīng qi lai

Definitions

  1. 1. to sound like

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Example Sentences

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他的语气 听起来 很生气。
His tone sounded very angry.

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Child Words of 听起来

起
qǐ

(for groups or occurrences) instance, time

来
lái

to come

听
yǐn

smile (archaic)

听
tīng

to listen to; to hear

起来
qǐ lai

to stand up

起来
qi lai

(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state