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  <p>Both&#160;<span class="hanzi">显得</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">xiǎnde</span>) and&#160;<span class="hanzi">看起来</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">kànqǐlái</span>) have meanings in English like "<b>to appear to be</b>" or "<b>seems like</b>," but their connotations are pretty different.</p>

  <h2 id="显得-emphasizes-objectivity"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">显得</span>&#160;emphasizes objectivity</h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">显得</span>&#160;is used for objective descriptions and comparisons. Therefore, if you want to say that something is not very good, you can use&#160;<span class="hanzi">显得</span>&#160;to emphasize your objectiveness. It can be a "<b>tactical</b>" way to talk.</p>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">A +&#160;<span class="hanzist">显得</span>&#160;+ B + Predicate</div>
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">这样 穿 显得 我 比较 成熟 。</span>&#160;<span class="pinyin">Zhèyàng chuān xiǎnde wǒ bǐjiào chéngshú.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Dressing like this makes me look more mature.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">那样 吃 显得 你 很 没 礼貌 。</span>&#160;<span class="pinyin">Nàyàng chī xiǎnde nǐ hěn méi lǐmào.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Eating like that makes you look not very polite.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这么 做 会 显得 你 很 小气 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Zhème zuò huì xiǎnde nǐ hěn xiǎoqì.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Doing it like this makes you seem stingy.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">那样 说 显得 她 很 笨 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Nàyàng shuō xiǎnde tā hěn bèn.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Talking like that makes her look stupid.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这 种 颜色 的 衣服 显得 你 的 脸色 不 好看 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Zhè zhǒng yánsè de yīfu xiǎnde nǐ de liǎnsè bù hǎokàn.&#160;</span><span class="trans">This color of clothing doesn't go well with your complexion.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="看起来-emphasize-subjectivity"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">看起来</span>&#160;emphasize subjectivity</h2>

  <p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">看起来</span>&#160;is the opposite in that it emphasizes subjectivity, paying close attention to how the observer feels.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

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    <div class="deux">Subj. +&#160;<span class="hanzist">看起来</span>&#160;+ Predicate</div>
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  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">你 今天 看起来 很 高兴 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn gāoxìng.&#160;</span><span class="trans">You seem very happy today.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">这个 餐厅 看起来 不错，我们 可以 试试。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Zhège cāntīng kànqǐlái bùcuò, wǒmen kěyǐ shìshi.&#160;</span><span class="trans">This restaurant doesn't seem too bad, let's try it out.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">她 看起来 有 点 生气 。</span>&#160;<span class="pinyin">Tā kànqǐlái yǒu diǎn shēngqì.&#160;</span><span class="trans">She seems a little angry.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 的 衣服 看起来 挺 贵 的 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Nǐ de yīfu kànqǐlái tǐng guì de.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Your clothes seems expensive to me.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 女朋友 看起来 像 我 的 中文 老师 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nǚpéngyou kànqǐlái xiàng wǒ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī.&#160;</span><span class="trans">Your girlfriend seems like my Chinese teacher.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="example-dialog">Example Dialog</h2>

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    <ul>
      <li>A:&#160;<span class="hanzi">你 今天 看起来 很 苗条。</span>&#160;<span class="pinyin">A: Nǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn miáotiáo.&#160;</span><span class="trans">You seem very slim today.</span></li>

      <li>B:&#160;<span class="hanzi">可能 是 这 件 衣服 显得我 很 苗条 。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="pinyin">B: Kěnéng shì zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde wǒ hěn miáotiáo.&#160;</span><span class="trans">It's probably these clothes that makes me seem that way.</span></li>
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  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="dictionaries">Dictionaries</h3>

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    <li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语词典（第5版） (显得 p. 1477)</span> </li>
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