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| − | One of the most common ways to express how something "looks" is to use 看起来 ( | + | One of the most common ways to express how something "looks" is to use 看起来 (kànqilai). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like "he looks tired." |
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| − | *蛋糕 <em>看起来</em> 很 好吃 。<span class="pinyin">Dàngāo <em> | + | *蛋糕 <em>看起来</em> 很 好吃 。<span class="pinyin">Dàngāo <em>kànqilai</em> hěn hǎochī.</span><span class="trans">The cake looks really tasty.</span> |
| − | *这 家 餐厅 <em>看起来</em> 不错。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng <em> | + | *这 家 餐厅 <em>看起来</em> 不错。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng <em>kànqilai</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> | + | *你 男朋友 <em>看起来</em> 很 成熟 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou <em>kànqilai</em> hěn chéngshú.</span><span class="trans">Your boyfriend looks very mature.</span> |
| − | *老板 <em>看起来</em> 有点 不 高兴 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em> | + | *老板 <em>看起来</em> 有点 不 高兴 。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn <em>kànqilai</em> yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.</span><span class="trans">The boss looks a little unhappy.</span> |
| − | *你们 <em>看起来</em> 差不多 高 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em> | + | *你们 <em>看起来</em> 差不多 高 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>kànqilai</em> chàbuduō gāo.</span><span class="trans">You look to be about the same height.</span> |
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*你 妈妈 真 年轻 ！<em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 你 姐姐 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ māma zhēn niánqīng! <em>Kànqǐlái</em> <strong>xiàng</strong> nǐ jiějie.</span><span class="trans">Your mother is so young! She looks like your older sister.</span> | *你 妈妈 真 年轻 ！<em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 你 姐姐 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ māma zhēn niánqīng! <em>Kànqǐlái</em> <strong>xiàng</strong> nǐ jiějie.</span><span class="trans">Your mother is so young! She looks like your older sister.</span> | ||
| − | *我 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 不 <strong>像</strong> 大 老板 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em> | + | *我 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 不 <strong>像</strong> 大 老板 ？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>kànqilai</em> <strong>xiàng</strong> bu <strong>xiàng</strong> dà lǎobǎn.</span><span class="trans">Do I look like a big boss?</span> |
| − | *你们 俩 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 情侣 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen liǎ <em> | + | *你们 俩 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 情侣 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen liǎ <em>kànqilai</em> <strong>xiàng</strong> qínglǚ.</span><span class="trans">You two look like a couple. </span> |
| − | *他们 <em>看起来</em> 不 <strong>像</strong> 有钱 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em> | + | *他们 <em>看起来</em> 不 <strong>像</strong> 有钱 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>kànqilai</em> bù <strong>xiàng</strong> yǒuqián rén.</span><span class="trans">They don't look like rich people.</span> |
| − | *那 个 喝醉 的 男人 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 你 老公 。<span class="pinyin">Nàge hēzuì de nánrén <em> | + | *那 个 喝醉 的 男人 <em>看起来</em> <strong>像</strong> 你 老公 。<span class="pinyin">Nàge hēzuì de nánrén <em>kànqilai</em> <strong>xiàng</strong> nǐ lǎogōng.</span><span class="trans">That drunk guy looks like your husband.</span> |
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One of the most common ways to express how something "looks" is to use 看起来 (kànqilai). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like "he looks tired."
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Used for Judgement
This pattern is most commonly followed by an adjectival phrase. This can include regular adverbs of degree like 很, or negative adverbs like 不.
Structure
Subj. + 看起来 + Adj.
Examples
- 蛋糕 看起来 很 好吃 。The 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 looks very mature.
- 老板 看起来 有点 不 高兴 。The boss looks a little unhappy.
- 你们 看起来 差不多 高 。You look to be about the same height.
Used for Analogy
If you want to state what something looks like, you'll also need to follow 看起来 with 像 (xiàng), and then the noun phrase.
Structure
Subj. + 看起来 + 像 + Noun Phrase
Examples
- 你 妈妈 真 年轻 ！看起来 像 你 姐姐 。Your mother is so young! She looks like your older sister.
- 我 看起来 像 不 像 大 老板 ？Do I look like a big boss?
- 你们 俩 看起来 像 情侣 。You two look like a couple.
- 他们 看起来 不 像 有钱 人 。They don't look like rich people.
- 那 个 喝醉 的 男人 看起来 像 你 老公 。That drunk guy looks like your husband.
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- Yoyo Chinese: "You look Pretty"
