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看似 Pronunciation and Pinyin

看似 Usage and Examples

seemingly

appears

on the surface

ostensibly

她表面上看似温顺,其实乏味无趣。

On the surface she seemed meek, rather insipid.

她看似漫不经心地处理了这件事。

She handled the matter with seeming indifference.

The characters in 看似

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
看
kàn9look, see, watch, visit, guard
似
sì6similar to, like, as if

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 看似

What does 看似 mean in Chinese?

看似 (kàn sì) means “seemingly, appears, on the surface, ostensibly”.

How do you pronounce 看似?

看似 is pronounced kàn sì in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “seemingly” in Chinese?

“seemingly” is 看似 (kàn sì) in Chinese.

How is 看似 used in a sentence?

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

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