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

HSK 3

看得出他很紧张。

Kàndechū tā hěn jǐnzhāng.

You can tell he's nervous.

HSK 4

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