看起來

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See also: 看起来

Chinese

 
to see; to look at; to look after
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
 
to rise up; to get up; to get up
to rise up; to get up; to get up; to get out of bed
trad. (看起來) 看 起來
simp. (看起来) 看 起来

Pronunciation

Verb

看起來

  1. to seem; to look as if
    你看起來很沮喪，怎麼了？ [MSC, trad.]
    你看起来很沮丧，怎么了？ [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ kànqilai hěn jǔsàng, zěnme le?
    You look depressed, what's up?
    他的父親看起來是一位精神矍鑠的老人。 [MSC, trad.]
    他的父亲看起来是一位精神矍铄的老人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā de fùqīn kànqilai shì yī wèi jīngshén juéshuò de lǎorén.
    His father looks like a sprightly old man.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 看來 (“to look like; to seem like”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 看來, 看起來, 看樣子
Mandarin Taiwan 看來, 看起來, 看樣子
Cantonese Guangzhou 睇嚟, 睇起上嚟
Hong Kong 睇嚟, 睇起嚟, 睇起上嚟
Southern Min Xiamen 看來, 看款, 看款式, 看勢, 看勢面, 看範勢
Quanzhou 看來, 看款, 看勢
Zhangzhou 看來, 看款, 看款式, 看勢, 看勢面, 看範勢
Wu Shanghai 看上去
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