看来

看來

kànlái

adverb HSK 4 #453

Meanings

Literally 'looking at it coming' — from what can be seen, it appears that...

Kànlái jīntiān yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain today.

Kànlái tā bù huì lái le.

It seems like he's not coming.

Kànlái zhège wèntí bù tài jiǎndān.

Apparently this problem isn't so simple.

grammar

看来 is usually placed at the beginning of a sentence. You can also say 在我看来 (zài wǒ kànlái) meaning 'in my opinion'.

usage

看来 expresses a judgment based on evidence or observation. Compare with 好像 (hǎoxiàng), which is more about uncertainty.

看 kàn

来 lái