看出

kànchū

verb HSK 5 #4,732

Meanings

To see something come out - to perceive or discern.

HSK 1

我看出他不高兴了。

Wǒ kànchū tā bù gāoxìng le.

I could tell he was unhappy.

HSK 3

她根本看不出来。

Tā gēnběn kànbùchū lái.

She can't tell at all.

HSK 4

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