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<p>One of the most common ways to express "<b>it looks like</b>" is to use <span class="hanzi">看起来</span> (<span class="pinyin">kànqǐlái</span>). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like, "she looks tired."</p>
<h2>Contents</h2>
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<li>Structure<br/></li>
<li>Examples<br/></li>
<li>See also<br/></li>
<li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>
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<li>Books<br/></li>
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<h2 id="basic-pattern">Basic Pattern</h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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Subj. + <span class="hanzist">看起来</span> + Predicate
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">蛋糕 看起来 很 好吃 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn hǎochī.</span><br/><span> This cake looks really tasty.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这 家 餐厅 看起来 不错。</span> <span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā cāntīng kànqǐlái bùcuò.</span><br/><span> his restaurant looks good.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 男朋友 看起来 很 成熟 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou kànqǐlái hěn chéngshú.</span><br/><span> Your boyfriend seems very mature.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">老板 看起来 有点 不 高兴 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn kàn qǐlái yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.</span><br/><span> The boss seems a little unhappy.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你 的 新 发型 和 原来 的 发型 看起来 差不多 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ de xīn fàxíng hé yuánlái de fàxíng kànqǐlái chàbuduō.</span><br/><span> Your new haircut looks pretty much the same with the old one.</span></li>
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<h2 id="used-with-像">Used with <span class="hanzist">像</span></h2>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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Subj. + <span class="hanzist">看起来 + 像</span> + Predicate
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">你 妈妈 看起来 像 你 姐姐 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ māma kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ jiějie.</span><br/><span> Your mother looks like your elder sister.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 哥哥 看起来 像 电影 明星 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā gēge kànqǐlái xiàng diànyǐng míngxīng.</span><br/><span> His elder brother looks like a movie star.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">你们 俩 看起来 像 情侣 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Nǐmen liǎ kànqǐlái xiàng qínglǚ.</span><br/><span> You two look like a couple.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他们 看起来 一点也 不 像 有钱 人 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tāmen kànqǐlái yīdiǎn yě bù xiàng yǒuqián rén.</span><br/><span> They don't seem like rich people.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">那 个 喝醉 的 男人 看起来 像 你 老公 。</span><span class="pinyin"> Nà gè hēzuì de nánrén kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ lǎogōng.</span><br/><span> That drunk guy seems like your husband.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<li><a href="Result_complement_"-qilai"" title="wikilink">Result complement "-qilai"</a></li>
<li><a href=""It_seems"_with_"haoxiang"" title="wikilink">"It seems" with "haoxiang"</a></li>
<li><a href="Further_uses_of_resultative_complement_"qilai"" title="wikilink">Further uses of resultative complement "qilai"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 241-2)</li>
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<h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>
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<li><a href="http://chinesepod.com/lessons/using-%E7%9C%8B-kan-and-%E7%9C%8B%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5-kan-qilai"> Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来 (kàn qilai)</a></li>
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<h3 id="videos">Videos</h3>
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<li>Yoyo Chinese: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBduBkV1CA">"You look Pretty"</a></li>
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