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CHINESE WORD

kàn qi lai

看起来

seemingly

HSK 3
Numbered pinyin
kan4 qi lai
English meanings
it looks as if, on the face of it, it appears, it seems, ostensibly, seemingly, apparently, it look as if

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    kànqilai看起来hěn很hǎochī好吃。

    It looks delicious.

  2. 02

    tā他kànqilai看起来hěn很gāoxìng高兴。

    He looks very happy.

  3. 03

    kànqilai看起来hěn很jiǎndān简单。

    Looks simple.

  4. 04

    zhè这jiàn件yīfu衣服kànqilai看起来bùcuò不错。

    This dress looks good.

  5. 05

    kànqilai看起来yào要xiàyǔ下雨le了。

    It looks like rain.

  6. 06

    kànqilai看起来róngyì容易zuò做qǐlai起来nán难。

    Looks easy but is hard to do.

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