看來

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See also: 看来

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 come
trad. (看來) 看 來
simp. (看来) 看 来
anagram 來看／来看

Pronunciation

Verb

看來

  1. to seem as if; to appear; to look like
    這裡空氣看來是被污染了。 [MSC, trad.]
    这里空气看来是被污染了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèlǐ kōngqì kànlái shì bèi wūrǎn le.
    The air appears to be polluted here.
    看來這個問題我們確實需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, trad.]
    看来这个问题我们确实需要好好反思一下。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kànlái zhè ge wèntí wǒmen quèshí xūyào hǎohǎo fǎnsī yīxià.
    It seems that we really need to reflect on this issue.
    看來她應該有五六個月的身子了。 [MSC, trad.]
    看来她应该有五六个月的身子了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Kànlái tā yīnggāi yǒu wǔ liù gè yuè de shēnzi le.
    It looks like she's already been pregnant for five to six months.

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
Northeastern 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, 睇落, 望落
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
Jieyang 睇著, 睇款
Wu Shanghai 看上去

Derived terms

  1. ^ 李榮 (1998) 成都方言詞典（現代漢語方言大詞典·分卷）, 江蘇教育出版社, →ISBN
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