看来

看來

kànlái

adverb HSK 4 #453

Meanings

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

看来今天要下雨了。

Kànlái jīntiān yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain today.

看来他不会来了。

Kànlái tā bù huì lái le.

It seems like he's not coming.

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