来看

來看

láikàn

verb #7,356

Meanings

来 + 看 forms a serial verb: 'come and look.' In the pattern X来看, it means 'from X's perspective.'

过来看看这个！

Guòlái kànkan zhège!

Come take a look at this!

在我看来，这不是个好主意。

Zài wǒ kànlái, zhèbù shì gè hǎo zhǔyì.

In my view, this is not a good idea.

从目前的情况来看，形势不太好。

Cóng mùqián de qíngkuàng láikàn, xíngshì bùtàihǎo.

Judging from the current situation, things don't look good.

grammar

The pattern 从...来看 or 在...看来 means 'from the perspective of...' or 'judging from...'. It's a very common way to express viewpoints in Chinese.

来 lái

看 kàn