看来

看來

kànlái

adverb HSK 4 #453

Meanings

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

HSK 1

看来今天要下雨了。

Kànlái jīntiān yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain today.

HSK 1

看来他不会来了。

Kànlái tā bù huì lái le.

It seems like he's not coming.

HSK 3

看来这个问题不太简单。

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 meaning 'in my opinion'.

usage

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

看 kàn

来 lái