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Appearance with "看起来"
- 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.
- 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.
- Level: B1 / HSK3
- Similar to
- Used for: Describing things, Expressing attitude
- Keywords: 看起来, 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."
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.
See also
Sources and further reading
Books
Websites
Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: "You look Pretty"