看起来

kàn qǐ lai · kan qi lai

Traditional 看起來

Meaning

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  1. seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

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2 examples
01

她(tā)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lai)像(xiàng)是(shì)饿(è)了(le)。

She looks like she's hungry.

Tatoeba: Chinese by iiujik · English by CH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lai),这(zhè)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)你(nǐ)无(wú)法(fǎ)理(lǐ)解(jiě)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)。

It seems this is something you can't comprehend.

Tatoeba: Chinese by FeuDRenais · English by szilviez · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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