HSK · Level 11
135 words
Chinese word
看样子
Pronunciation
Pinyinkàn yàng zi
Meaning
- adverbit looks like
Example
看样子他要迟到了。kàn yàng zi tā yào chí dào le
It looks like he is going to be late.
More examples
看样子外面在下雨，我们改天再去吧。kàn yàng zi wài miàn zài xià yǔ wǒ men gǎi tiān zài qù ba
It looks like it is raining outside, so let's go another day.
Core concept
An observed situation gives an early reading of what is probably true or about to happen.
Common phrases
看样子是kàn yàng zi shì
it looks like it is
看样子会kàn yàng zi huì
it looks like it will
看样子不像kàn yàng zi bú xiàng
it looks like it is not
Similar words
好像hǎo xiàng: Used when an impression or information suggests that something is true.
看起来kàn qǐ lái: Used when the way a person or thing looks makes something seem true.
似乎sì hū: Used when something seems true, while the evidence remains unclear.
看来kàn lái: Used for a probable conclusion reached from the current situation or known information.
Definition in Chinese
根据眼前的情况或他人的言行，推测某事很可能如此，用于表示根据观察得出的判断。gēn jù yǎn qián de qíng kuàng huò tā rén de yán xíng tuī cè mǒu shì hěn kě néng rú cǐ yòng yú biǎo shì gēn jù guān chá dé chū de pàn duàn
Word origin
看 (kàn, "look") + 样子 (yàngzi, "appearance") combines seeing with the way things seem, yielding an expression for an inference based on observation.
Usage tips
- In everyday speech, 看样子 (kànyàngzi, "it looks like") often comes before the speaker's conclusion and signals that the conclusion is probable rather than certain.
Other meanings
- apparentlyadverb
Opposites
- 实际上shí jì shàngactuallyadverb
- 确实què shíindeedadverb