看出

kànchū

verb HSK 5 #4,732

Meanings

To see something come out — to perceive or discern.

我看出他不高兴了。

Wǒ kànchū tā bù gāoxìng le.

I could tell he was unhappy.

你能看出有什么不同吗？

Nǐ néng kànchū yǒu shénme bùtóng ma?

Can you see what's different?

她根本看不出来。

Tā gēnběn kànbùchū lái.

She can't tell at all.

从他的表情可以看出他很紧张。

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng kěyǐ kànchū tā hěn jǐnzhāng.

You can tell from his expression that he's nervous.

grammar

看出 is a resultative verb complement. 看出来 adds 来 for emphasis. The negative form is 看不出 (can't tell/see): 完全看不出来 = 'I can't tell at all.'

看 kàn

出 chū