看得出

kàndechū

verb HSK 7-9 #22,943

Meanings

1 can see; can tell
2 to be able to perceive

Characters

to look; to see

(potential complement marker: able to)

out; to perceive

Examples

看得出他很紧张。

Kàndechū tā hěn jǐnzhāng.

You can tell he's nervous.

从她的表情看得出她不高兴。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng kàndechū tā bù gāoxìng.

You can tell from her expression that she's unhappy.

Tips

grammar

看得出 is a potential complement (V得C). Its negative form is 看不出 (can't tell). The pattern V得出/V不出 works with other verbs too: 听得出/听不出 (can/can't hear).

Stroke Order

看 kàn

得 de

出 chū