Difference between revisions of "Comparing "kanqilai" and "kanlai""
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| + | *蛋糕 <em>看起来</em> 很 好吃 。<span class="pinyin">Dàngāo <em>kànqǐlái</em> hěn hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">This cake looks really tasty.</span> | ||
| + | *这 家 餐厅 <em>看起来</em> 不错。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng <em>kànqǐlái</em> bùcuò.</span><span class="trans">This restaurant looks good.</span> | ||
| + | *你 男朋友 <em>看起来</em> 很 成熟 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou <em>kànqǐlái</em> hěn chéngshú.</span><span class="trans">Your boyfriend seems very mature.</span> | ||
| + | *老板 <em>看起来</em> 有点 不 高兴 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>kànqǐlái</em> yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">The boss seems a little unhappy.</span> | ||
| + | *你们 <em>看起来</em> 差不多 高 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>kànqǐlái</em> chàbuduō gāo.</span><span class="trans">You two seem to be the same height.</span> | ||
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Revision as of 08:46, 30 October 2018
Both 看起来 (kànqǐlái) and 看来 (kànlái) have the meanings, "it looks like" and "to seem," but they have different usages. Whereas 看起来 indicates a reaction to a physical sight, 看来 expresses a user's understanding of a situation.
看起来 Describes a Physical Appearance
看起来 is used to describe physical appearances. In other words, one can use 看起来 to literally describe what something "looks like."
Structure
Subj. + 看起来 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 蛋糕 看起来 很 好吃 。This cake looks really tasty.
- 这 家 餐厅 看起来 不错。This restaurant looks good.
- 你 男朋友 看起来 很 成熟 。Your boyfriend seems very mature.
- 老板 看起来 有点 不 高兴 。The boss seems a little unhappy.
- 你们 看起来 差不多 高 。You two seem to be the same height.
