看样子

看樣子

kànyàngzi

phrase HSK 7-9 #7,088

Meanings

1 it looks like; it seems; by the look of it
2 apparently; judging from appearances

Characters

to look; to see

appearance; manner

suffix (makes nouns)

Looking at the appearance of things - judging by how things look.

Examples

HSK 1

看样子要下雨了。

Kànyàngzi yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain.

HSK 1

看样子他今天不会来了。

Kànyàngzi tā jīntiān búhuì lái le.

It seems like he won't be coming today.

Tips

usage

看样子 is used at the beginning of a sentence to express a guess based on visible evidence. It's more colloquial than 看来, which can be based on reasoning rather than just appearance.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

样 yàng

子 zǐ