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kànqǐlái

看起来kànqǐláikànqǐlái
to look (seem)
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Usages of kànqǐlái

这zhè　件jiàn　事情shìqíng　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　容易róngyì，　但是dànshì　做zuò　起来qǐlái　不bù　容易róngyì。zhè jiàn shìqíng kànqǐlái hěn róngyì, dànshì zuò qǐlái bù róngyì.
This matter looks easy, but doing it isn’t easy.
这zhè　个gè　安排ānpái　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　容易róngyì，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　试试shìshi。zhè gè ānpái kànqǐlái tèbié róngyì, wǒ xiǎng shìshi.
This arrangement looks especially easy; I want to try it.
你nǐ　觉得juéde　他tā　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　怎么样zěnmeyàng？　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　合适héshì。nǐ juéde tā zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng? kànqǐlái tèbié héshì.
What do you think of his clothes? They look especially suitable.
超市Chāoshì　里lǐ　今天jīntiān　的de　苹果píngguǒ　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　新鲜xīnxiān。Chāoshì lǐ jīntiān de píngguǒ kànqǐlái tèbié xīnxiān.
The apples in the supermarket today look especially fresh.
这Zhè　双shuāng　蓝色lánsè　的de　鞋子xiézi　很hěn　干净gānjìng，　看起来kànqǐlái　也yě　很hěn　合适héshì。Zhè shuāng lánsè de xiézi hěn gānjìng, kànqǐlái yě hěn héshì.
This pair of blue shoes is very clean and also looks very suitable.
他tā　今天jīntiān　看起来kànqǐlái　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　生气shēngqì，　说话shuōhuà　也yě　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　奇怪qíguài。tā jīntiān kànqǐlái yǒudiǎnr shēngqì, shuōhuà yě yǒudiǎnr qíguài.
He looks a bit angry today, and the way he talks is also a bit strange.
这zhè　块kuài　蛋糕dàngāo　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　甜tián，　你nǐ　一yí个gè　人rén　吃chī　得de　完wán　吗ma？zhè kuài dàngāo kànqǐlái hěn tián, nǐ yígè rén chī de wán ma?
This piece of cake looks very sweet; can you finish it by yourself?
今jīn天tiān　她tā　穿chuān　了le　一yì条tiáo　蓝色lánsè　的de　裙子qúnzi，　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　漂亮piàoliang。jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.

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