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

看样子要下雨了。

Kànyàngzi yào xiàyǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain.

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