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<h1>Appearance with "kanqilai"
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<p>One of the most common ways to express "it looks like" is to use 看起来 (kànqǐlái). This is what we would use if we wanted to express something like, "She looks tired."</p>

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<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Used for Judgement </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Used for Analogy </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.2 Websites </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.3 Videos</span></li>
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<h2>Used for Judgement</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 看起来 ⋯⋯</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">蛋糕 看起来 很 好吃 。
Dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn hǎochī.
This cake looks really tasty. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 家 餐厅 看起来 不错。
Zhè jiā cāntīng kànqǐlái bùcuò.
This restaurant looks good. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 男朋友 看起来 很 成熟 。
Nǐ nánpéngyou kànqǐlái hěn chéngshú.
Your boyfriend seems very mature. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">老板 看起来 有点 不 高兴 。
Lǎobǎn kànqǐlái yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.
The boss seems a little unhappy. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你们 看起来 差不多 高 。
Nǐmen kànqǐlái chàbuduō gāo.
You two seem to be the same height.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Used for Analogy</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">Subj. + 看起来 + 像 ⋯⋯</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 妈妈 真 年轻 ！看起来 像 你 姐姐 。
Nǐ māma zhēn niánqīng! Kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ jiějie.
Your mother is so young! She looks like your older sister. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我 看起来 像 不 像 大 老板 ？
Wǒ kànqǐlái xiàng bu xiàng dà lǎobǎn.
Do I look like a big boss? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你们 俩 看起来 像 情侣 。
Nǐmen liǎ kànqǐlái xiàng qínglǚ.
You two look like a couple. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他们 看起来 不 像 有钱 人 。
Tāmen kànqǐlái bù xiàng yǒuqián rén.
They don't seem like rich people. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">那 个 喝醉 的 男人 看起来 像 你 老公 。
Nà gè hēzuì de nánrén kànqǐlái xiàng nǐ lǎogōng.
That drunk guy looks like your husband.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Result complement "-qilai" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">"It seems" with "haoxiang" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "as if" with "sihu"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 241-2) →buy</span><br/></li>
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<h4>Websites</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来 (kàn qilai)</span><br/></li>
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<h4>Videos</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Yoyo Chinese: "You look Pretty"</span><br/></li>
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