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Appearance with "kanqilai"
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Level
[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [Direction complement
"-qilai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Direction_complement_%22-qilai%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "it seems" with
"haoxiang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22it_seems%22_with_%22haoxiang%22) (B1)
- [Advanced uses of direction complement
"-qilai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_uses_of_direction_complement_%22-qilai%22) (B2)
- [Assessing situations with
"kanlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Assessing_situations_with_%22kanlai%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "as if" with
"sihu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22as_if%22_with_%22sihu%22) (C1)
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Used for
[Describing
things](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_things),
[Expressing
attitude](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_attitude)
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Keywords
[看起来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%9C%8B%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5),
[看](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%9C%8B),
[起来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5)
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Contents
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- [1 Used for
Judgement](#Used_for_Judgement "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used for
Analogy](#Used_for_Analogy "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [4.2
Websites](#Websites "wikilink")
- [4.3
Videos](#Videos "wikilink")
Subj. + 看起来 ⋯⋯
### Examples
- 蛋糕 *看起来* 很 好吃 。Dàngāo *kànqǐlái* hěn
hǎochī.This cake looks really
tasty.
- 这 家 餐厅 *看起来* 不错。Zhè jiā cāntīng
*kànqǐlái* bùcuò.This restaurant looks
good.
- 你 男朋友 *看起来* 很 成熟 。Nǐ nánpéngyou
*kànqǐlái* hěn chéngshú.Your boyfriend
seems very mature.
- 老板 *看起来* 有点 不 高兴 。Lǎobǎn *kànqǐlái*
yǒudiǎn bù gāoxìng.The boss seems a
little unhappy.
- 你们 *看起来* 差不多 高 。Nǐmen *kànqǐlái*
chàbuduō gāo.You two seem to be the same
height.
Used for Analogy
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### Structure
Subj. + 看起来 + 像 ⋯⋯
### Examples
- 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.
- 我 *看起来* **像** 不 **像** 大 老板 ？Wǒ
*kànqǐlái* **xiàng** bu **xiàng** dà
lǎobǎn.Do I look like a big boss?
- 你们 俩 *看起来* **像** 情侣 。Nǐmen liǎ
*kànqǐlái* **xiàng** qínglǚ.You two look
like a couple.
- 他们 *看起来* 不 **像** 有钱 人 。Tāmen
*kànqǐlái* bù **xiàng** yǒuqián rén.They
don't seem like rich people.
- 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.
See also
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- [Result complement
"-qilai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Result_complement_%22-qilai%22)
- ["It seems" with
"haoxiang"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22It_seems%22_with_%22haoxiang%22)
- [Expressing "as if" with
"sihu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22as_if%22_with_%22sihu%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp.
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### Websites
- [Using 看 (kàn) and 看起来
(kàn qilai)](http://chinesepod.com/lessons/using-%E7%9C%8B-kan-and-%E7%9C%8B%E8%B5%B7%E6%9D%A5-kan-qilai)
### Videos
- Yoyo Chinese: ["You look
Pretty"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZBduBkV1CA)
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