Chinese word

看得出

Pronunciation

Pinyinkàn de chū

Meaning

  • verbcan tell

Example

我看得出你很累。wǒ kàn de chū nǐ hěn lèi

I can tell you're very tired.

Illustration for 看得出 (can tell)

More examples

从他的语气可以看得出他不高兴。cóng tā de yǔ qì ké yǐ kàn de chū tā bù gāo xìng

You can tell from his tone that he is unhappy.

Core concept

Observation turns clues into a clear conclusion.

Common phrases

  • 从表情看得出cóng biǎo qíng kàn de chū

    tell from facial expressions

  • 从细节看得出cóng xì jié kàn de chū

    discern from details

  • 一眼就看得出yì yǎn jiù kàn de chū

    tell at a glance

Similar words

看出kàn chū: Reading a person's real feeling or a situation's cause from facial signs or gestures.
察觉chá jué: Sensing an early sign or slight change that shows something may be happening.
认出rèn chū: Identifying a person or object as one seen on an earlier occasion.
分辨fēn biàn: Recognizing which of two similar people or things is which by their differences.

Definition in Chinese

通过观察对方的表情、语言或环境线索，能够判断或推断出具体的事实、情感或意图。tōng guò guān chá duì fāng de biǎo qíng yǔ yán huò huán jìng xiàn suǒ néng gòu pàn duàn huò tuī duàn chū jù tǐ de shì shí qíng gǎn huò yì tú

Word origin

看 (kàn, "look") marks the source of knowledge, while 得 (de, "potential marker") and 出 (chū, "out") frame a judgment as a result that observation is able to produce.

Usage tips

  • Because the conclusion is often unstated, this expression fits comments about a tired face, a tense setting, or a hesitant voice without claiming that anyone has explained the fact aloud.

Other meanings

  • discernverb
  • judgeverb

Opposites

  • 看不出kàn bù chūmissverb

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