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看起来

kàn qǐ lai
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. seemingly
  2. 2. apparently
  3. 3. looks as if
  4. 4. appear to be
  5. 5. gives the impression that
  6. 6. seems on the face of it to be

Child Words of 看起来

看
kān

to look after

起来
qi lai

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

来
lái

to come

起来
qǐ lai

to stand up

看
kàn

to see