(kàn qǐ lái) - it seems, it looks like, apparently in Mandarin
kànqǐláiTraditional: 看起來
Translation
it seems, it looks like, apparently
Word origin
看起来 means it seems or looks like. 看 (kàn) is to look. 起 (qǐ) is to rise (走 'run' radical with phonetic 己). 来 (lái) is to come. The 起来 complement gives the sense of how something appears on viewing.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 看 (kàn, to look) + 起 (qǐ, to rise) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
看
起
来
Examples
雨。
It looks like it's going to rain.
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He looks very tired.
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This piece of clothing looks nice.
菜。
This dish looks delicious.
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He seems to be in a good mood.
看起来 (kàn qǐ lái) - it seems, it looks like, apparently.
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