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看上去 Pronunciation and Pinyin

看上去 Usage and Examples

looks

seems

appears

looks like

他看上去好像要微笑。

He looked as if he was going to smile.

你刚才看上去很沮丧。

You looked pretty upset just now.

The characters in 看上去

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend
去
qù5to go, leave, or remove

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
  • kàn看bú不jiàn见Unable to see; invisible.

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Questions about 看上去

What does 看上去 mean in Chinese?

看上去 (kàn shàng qù) means “looks, seems, appears, looks like”.

How do you pronounce 看上去?

看上去 is pronounced kàn shàng qù in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “looks” in Chinese?

“looks” is 看上去 (kàn shàng qù) in Chinese.

How is 看上去 used in a sentence?

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

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