Assessing situations with "kanlai"

看来 can be translated as "apparently" or "it seems" and is used by the speaker to introduce his understanding of a situation.

As "it seems"

Structure

看来 + [perspective on a situation]

Examples

• 看来他不来了，都这么晚了。
• 看来你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？
• 现在看来，事情没那么糟。

As "from x's perspective"

看来 can also be used to highlight a specific person(s) or type of person(s) point of view.

Structure

在+ somebody + 看来

Examples

• 在我看来，不 会 花 钱 的 人 就 不 会 享受 生活。
• 在他看来，公司 大小 不重要，重要的是老板好不好。

See also

• "For…" with "eryan"
• Limiting Scope with "jiu"
• Appearance with "kanqilai"
• "It seems" with "haoxiang"

Sources and further reading

Dictionaries

• 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp.763) →buy