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看起来

kàn qǐ lai
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看起来
kàn qǐ lái Verb to seem; look like
看起来
kàn qǐ lai seemingly; apparently

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

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Example Sentences

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他 看起来 非常斯文。
He looks very refined.
你 看起来 一副疲惫的模样。
You look tired.
那只狗 看起来 很凶。
That dog looks very fierce.
那个人 看起来 很凶恶。
That person looks very fierce.
她 看起来 很坚强，其实内心很脆弱。
She looks very strong, but in fact she is fragile inside.

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Child Words of 看起来

起
qǐ

(for groups or occurrences) instance, time

来
lái

to come

看
kān

to look after

看
kàn

to see

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