看出

kànchū

verb HSK 5 #4,732

Meanings

To see something come out — to perceive or discern.

Wǒ kàn chū tā bù gāoxìng le.

I could tell he was unhappy.

Nǐ néng kàn chū yǒu shénme bùtóng ma?

Can you see what's different?

Tā gēnběn kàn bù chūlái.

She can't tell at all.

Cóng tā de biǎoqíng kěyǐ kàn chū 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