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*你 妈妈 <em>看 起来</em> 像 你 姐姐 。<span class="trans">Your mother looks like your elder sister.</span>
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*你 妈妈 <em>看 起来</em> 像 你 姐姐 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ māma <em>kàn qǐlai</em> xiàng nǐ jiějie.</span><span class="trans">Your mother looks like your elder sister.</span>
*他 哥哥 <em>看 起来</em> 像 电影 明星 。<span class="trans">His elder brother looks like a movie star.</span>
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*他 哥哥 <em>看 起来</em> 像 电影 明星 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā gēge <em>kàn qǐlai</em> xiàng diànyǐng míngxīng.</span><span class="trans">His elder brother looks like a movie star.</span>
*你们 俩 <em>看 起来</em> 像 情侣 。<span class="trans">You two look like a couple .</span>
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*你们 俩 <em>看 起来</em> 像 情侣 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen liǎ <em>kàn qǐlai</em> xiàng qínglǚ.</span><span class="trans">You two look like a couple. </span>
*他们 <em>看 起来</em> 一点也 不 像 有钱 人 。<span class="trans">They don't seem like rich people.</span>
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*他们 <em>看 起来</em> 一点也 不 像 有钱 人 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen <em>kàn qǐlai</em> yīdiǎn yě bù xiàng yǒuqián rén.</span><span class="trans">They don't seem like rich people.</span>
*那 个 喝醉 的 男人 <em>看 起来</em> 像 你 老公 。<span class="trans">That drunk guy seems like your husband.</span>
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*那 个 喝醉 的 男人 <em>看 起来</em> 像 你 老公 。<span class="pinyin">Nà gè hēzuì de nánrén <em>kàn qǐlai</em> xiàng nǐ lǎogōng.</span><span class="trans">That drunk guy seems like your husband.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 08:41, 21 September 2017

One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来 (kànqǐlái). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like, "she looks tired."

Basic Pattern

Structure

Subj. + 看起来 + Predicate

Examples

  • 蛋糕 看 起来 很 好吃 。Dàngāo kàn qǐlái hěn hǎochī.This cake looks really tasty.
  • 这 家 餐厅 看 起来 不错。Zhè jiā cāntīng kàn qǐlái bùcuò.This restaurant looks good.
  • 你 男朋友 看 起来 很 成熟 。Nǐ nánpéngyou kàn qǐlai hěn chéngshú.Your boyfriend seems very mature.
  • 老板 看 起来 有点 不 高兴 。Lǎobǎn kàn qǐlai yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.The boss seems a little unhappy.
  • 你 的 新 发型 和 原来 的 发型 看 起来 差不多 。Nǐ de xīn fàxíng hé yuánlái de fàxíng kàn qǐlai chàbuduō.Your new haircut looks pretty much the same with the old one.

Used with 像

Structure

Subj. + 看起来 + 像 + Predicate

Examples

  • 你 妈妈 看 起来 像 你 姐姐 。Nǐ māma kàn qǐlai xiàng nǐ jiějie.Your mother looks like your elder sister.
  • 他 哥哥 看 起来 像 电影 明星 。 Tā gēge kàn qǐlai xiàng diànyǐng míngxīng.His elder brother looks like a movie star.
  • 你们 俩 看 起来 像 情侣 。Nǐmen liǎ kàn qǐlai xiàng qínglǚ.You two look like a couple.
  • 他们 看 起来 一点也 不 像 有钱 人 。Tāmen kàn qǐlai yīdiǎn yě bù xiàng yǒuqián rén.They don't seem like rich people.
  • 那 个 喝醉 的 男人 看 起来 像 你 老公 。Nà gè hēzuì de nánrén kàn qǐlai xiàng nǐ lǎogōng.That drunk guy seems like your husband.

See also

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