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- Comparing "xiande" and "kanqilai"
- (Redirected from ASGKQEG9)
- Level B2
- Similar to
- Used for
- Describing things, Describing people, Expressing attitude
- Keywords
- 显得, 看起来
- Both 显得 (xiǎnde) and 看起来 (kànqǐlái) have meanings in English like "to appear to be" or "seems like," but their connotations are pretty different.
- Contents
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- 1 显得 emphasizes objectivity
- 1.1 Structure
- 1.2 Examples
- 2 看起来 emphasize subjectivity
- 2.1 Structure
- 2.2 Examples
- 3 Example Dialog
- 4 Sources and further reading
- 4.1 Books
- 4.2 Dictionaries
- 显得 emphasizes objectivity
- 显得 is used for objective descriptions and comparisons. Therefore, if you want to say that something is not very good, you can use 显得 to emphasize your objectiveness. It can be a "tactical" way to talk.
- Structure
- A + 显得 + B + Predicate
- Examples
- 这样 穿 显得 我 比较 成熟 。
- Zhèyàng chuān xiǎnde wǒ bǐjiào chéngshú.
- Dressing like this makes me look more mature.
- 那样 吃 显得 你 很 没 礼貌 。
- Nàyàng chī xiǎnde nǐ hěn méi lǐmào.
- Eating like that makes you look not very polite.
- 这么 做 会 显得 你 很 小气 。
- Zhème zuò huì xiǎnde nǐ hěn xiǎoqì.
- Doing it like this makes you seem stingy.
- 那样 说 显得 她 很 笨 。
- Nàyàng shuō xiǎnde tā hěn bèn.
- Talking like that makes her look stupid.
- 这 种 颜色 的 衣服 显得 你 的 脸色 不 好看 。
- Zhè zhǒng yánsè de yīfu xiǎnde nǐ de liǎnsè bù hǎokàn.
- This color of clothing doesn't go well with your complexion.
- 看起来 emphasize subjectivity
- 看起来 is the opposite in that it emphasizes subjectivity, paying close attention to how the observer feels.
- Structure
- Subj. + 看起来 + Predicate
- Examples
- 你 今天 看起来 很 高兴 。
- Nǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn gāoxìng.
- You seem very happy today.
- 这个 餐厅 看起来 不错，我们 可以 试试。
- Zhège cāntīng kànqǐlái bùcuò, wǒmen kěyǐ shìshi.
- This restaurant doesn't seem too bad, let's try it out.
- 她 看起来 有 点 生气 。
- Tā kànqǐlái yǒu diǎn shēngqì.
- She seems a little angry.
- 你 的 衣服 看起来 挺 贵 的 。
- Nǐ de yīfu kànqǐlái tǐng guì de.
- Your clothes seems expensive to me.
- 你 女朋友 看起来 像 我 的 中文 老师 。
- Nǐ nǚpéngyou kànqǐlái xiàng wǒ de Zhōngwén lǎoshī.
- Your girlfriend seems like my Chinese teacher.
- Example Dialog
- A: 你 今天 看起来 很 苗条。
- A- : Nǐ jīntiān kànqǐlái hěn miáotiáo.
- You seem very slim today.
- B: 可能 是 这 件 衣服 显得我 很 苗条 。
- B: Kěnéng shì zhè jiàn yīfu xiǎnde wǒ hěn miáotiáo.
- It's probably these clothes that makes me seem that way.
- Sources and further reading
- Books
- HSK Standard Course 5上 (pp. 84) →buy
- Dictionaries
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1477) →buy
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