看起来

看起來

kànqǐlái

phrase HSK 3 #3,072

Meanings

1 it appears; seemingly
2 it looks as if

Characters

complement indicating initial impression

Examples

看起来要下雨了。

Kàn qǐlái yào xià yǔ le.

It looks like it's going to rain.

这个问题看起来很简单。

Zhège wèntí kàn qǐlái hěn jiǎndān.

This problem appears very simple.

他看起来很累。

Tā kàn qǐlái hěn lèi.

He looks very tired.

Stroke Order

看 kàn

起 qǐ

来 lái