由此看来

由此看來

yóucǐkànlái

phrase HSK 7 #78,230

Meanings

1 from this point of view
2 judging from this
3 it seems that

Characters

to look; to see

to come (used as complement)

Literally 'looking at it from this' — a discourse connector drawing a conclusion

Examples

由此看来，他的决定是正确的。

Yóucǐ kànlái, tā de juédìng shì zhèngquè de.

Judging from this, his decision was correct.

由此看来，问题比我们想的更复杂。

Yóucǐ kànlái, wèntí bǐ wǒmen xiǎng de gèng fùzá.

From this point of view, the problem is more complex than we thought.

Tips

grammar

由此看来 is a sentence-initial connector used to draw a conclusion from previously stated facts. Similar to 看来 (it seems) but 由此 anchors it to specific evidence just mentioned.

Stroke Order

由 yóu

此 cǐ

看 kàn

来 lái