看来 for “It Seems” and “Looks Like”

Padrão

fact / clue，看来 + conclusion

看来 turns what you see or hear into a guess or conclusion: “so it seems ….”

门关着，灯也没开，看来家里没人。

When to use 看来 for “It Seems” and “Looks Like”

看来 (kàn lái) means “it seems” or “it looks like.” The speaker notices a fact or clue and draws a conclusion from it, so 看来 usually comes after the clue, at the start of the second clause: 门关着，灯也没开，看来家里没人 “The door is shut and the lights are off, so it looks like nobody is home.” The conclusion can be about now, the past or the future: 看来要下雨了. 看来 can also come after the subject: 他看来不太高兴.

天阴了，看来要下雨了。

The sky has clouded over; looks like it’s going to rain.

大家都笑了，看来这个办法不错。

Everyone laughed, so this idea seems to work.

电话没人接，看来他已经睡了。

Nobody is answering the phone; he must have gone to bed already.

看来今天去不了公园了。

It looks like we can’t go to the park today.

Erros comuns

看来 needs a clue before it or in the context; it is not a general “I think.” For your own opinion, say 我觉得 or 在我看来.
Don’t use 看见 or 看到 for “it seems”; they mean “to see.”
For how something looks, use 看起来: 这个苹果看起来很新鲜.

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天阴了，要下雨了

The sky has clouded over; looks like it’s going to rain

kàn lái

Significados

it seems; it looks like (judging from the facts)

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When to use 看来 for “It Seems” and “Looks Like”

Erros comuns

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