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看来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

看来 Usage and Examples

It seems

It appears

Apparently

这个游戏看来好玩!

This game looks fun!

看来我们要迟到了。

It looks like we're going to be late.

The characters in 看来

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard
来
lái7to come

More words starting with 看

  • kàn看yi一kàn看Have a look, Take a look
  • kàn看yi一yǎn眼take a look, have a look
  • kàn看shàng上le了fell for, took a fancy to
  • kàn看shàng上qu去looks, seems
  • kàn看bù不cannot see, cannot understand
  • kàn看bù不xià下qu去Can't bear to watch/read it, Unwatchable/Unreadable
  • kàn看bu不chū出Can't tell, Can't see
  • kàn看bú不dào到Can't see, Invisible
  • kàn看bù不dé得cannot bear to see, unbearable to watch
  • kàn看bú不guàn惯cannot stand the sight of it, disapprove of it
  • kàn看bu不qīng清cannot see clearly
  • kàn看bu不qīng清chu楚Can't see clearly, Blurry

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Questions about 看来

What does 看来 mean in Chinese?

看来 (kàn lái) means “it seems, it appears, Apparently”.

How do you pronounce 看来?

看来 is pronounced kàn lái in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “It seems” in Chinese?

“It seems” is 看来 (kàn lái) in Chinese.

How is 看来 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 看来, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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