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看来 can be translated as "apparently" or "it seems" and is used by the speaker to introduce his understanding of a situation. 

==看来 as "it seems"==

When speaking objectively about a situation, you can say 看来 and then state your perspective. 

===Structure===

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看来 + Perspective

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===Examples===

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* <em>看来</em>他不来了，都这么晚了。<span class="trans">It seems he's not coming. It's already so late.</span>
* <em>看来</em>你玩得不高兴，怎么这么早就回来了？<span class="trans">I guess you didn't have a good time. Is that why you came back so early?</span>
* 现在<em>看来</em>，事情没那么糟。<span class="trans">Now it looks like things aren't that bad.</span>

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== 看来 as "from x's perspective" ==

看来 can also be used to highlight a specific person(s) or type of person(s) point of view. This is like saying "the way he/she sees it..." You can also say 在我看来, which is the longer version, though it is used more often that way in formal speaking and writing, as it has more of a feeling like "in my opinion..."

=== Structure ===

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在 + Person + 看来 + Perspective

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=== Examples ===

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* <em>在</em><strong>我</strong><em>看来</em>，不 会 花 钱 的 人 就 不 会 享受 生活。<span class="trans">The way I see it, people who won't spend money aren't going to enjoy life.</span>
* <em>在</em><strong>他</strong><em>看来</em>，公司 大小 不重要，重要的是老板好不好。<span class="trans">According to him, the size of the company isn't important. What's important is whether or not the boss is good.</span>

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==See also==

*[["For…" with "eryan" ]]
*[[Limiting scope with "jiu"]]
*[[Appearance with "kanqilai"]]
*[["It seems" with "haoxiang" ]]

== Sources and further reading ==

===Books===

* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (p. 60) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy]

=== Dictionaries ===

* [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (pp.763) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]


[[Category:B2 grammar points]]
{{Basic Grammar|看来|B2|看来 + Judgment to the Situation；在 + Person + 看来|<em>看来</em>他不来了，都这么晚了。|grammar point|ASGJPQ0Q}}
{{Rel char|看}}
{{Similar|"It seems" with "haoxiang"}}   
{{Similar|Appearance with "kanqilai"}}   
{{Used for|Referring to the future}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}