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看来 (kàn lái): Apparently (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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看 • kàn • to see; to read; to watch; to look at • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kàn
看
to see; to read; to watch; to look at
来 • lái • to come • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
lái
来
to come
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 看来.
Words with
看
好看
hǎo kàn
good-looking
看病
kàn bìng
to visit a doctor
看见
kàn jiàn
see
难看
nán kàn
ugly
查看
chá kàn
to look over
看法
kàn fǎ
opinion
观看
guān kàn
to watch; to view
收看
shōu kàn
to watch (a TV program)
Words with
来
上来
shàng lai
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
出来
chū lai
to come out
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
过来
guò lai
to come over
进来
jìn lai
to come in
后来
hòu lái
afterward
起来
qǐ lai
stand up; sit up; rise to one's feet
4.
Example Sentences with 看来
kàn
看
lái
来
jīn
今
tiān
天
bú
不
huì
会
xià
下
yǔ
雨
le
了
。
Apparently it won't rain today.
mù
目
qián
前
kàn
看
lái
来
，
méi
没
yǒu
有
gèng
更
hǎo
好
míng
明
tiān
天
jiù
就
yào
要
jiāo
交
lùn
论
wén
文
le
了
，
kàn
zhōu
周
mò
末
hái
还
zhè
这
me
么
yòng
用
gōng
功
，
kàn
看
tā
他
de
的
jiàn
建
yì
议
zài
在
zhuān
专
jiā
家
píng
评
shěn
审
tuán
de
的
bàn
办
fǎ
法
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
zhè
这
ge
个
wēi
危
jī
机
。
At present, there seems to be no better way to handle this crisis.
看
lái
来
jīn
今
wǎn
晚
wǒ
我
dé
得
tōng
通
xiāo
宵
gǎn
赶
gǎo
稿
。
The thesis is due tomorrow, so it looks like I'll have to stay up all night to finish the draft.
lái
来
nǐ
你
duì
对
zhè
这
fèn
份
gōng
工
zuò
作
shì
是
zhēn
真
ài
爱
a
啊
。
You're still working so hard on the weekend; it seems you really love this job.
团
kàn
看
lái
来
bìng
并
méi
没
yǒu
有
duō
多
shǎo
少
shí
实
jì
际
fèn
分
liàng
量
。
His suggestion carries little practical weight in the eyes of the expert panel.
