看起来

看起來
kànqilai
  1. to look and perceive
  2. to seem; to look as if

Wiktionary

Homographs

看起来 kànqǐlai seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be

Examples

看起来很难！

This seems very difficult!

Source: Tatoeba

看起来不错。

It looks good.

Source: Tatoeba

我看起来怎样？

How do I look?

Source: Tatoeba

那看起来不错。

That looks good.

Source: Tatoeba

看起来像天书。

It's all Greek to me.

Source: Tatoeba

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Entry Composition

=1 看 kān
  1. to look after
  2. to take care of
  3. to watch
  4. to guard
=1 看 kàn
  1. to see; to look at
  2. to read
  3. to watch
  4. to visit; to call on
  5. to consider; to regard as
  6. to look after
  7. to treat (a patient or illness)
  8. to depend on
  9. to feel (that)
  10. (after a verb) to give it a try
  11. to watch out for
=2 起来 qǐlai
  1. to stand up; to get up
  2. also pr. qǐlái
=2 起来 qilai
  1. (after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state
  2. indicating an upward movement (e.g. after 站 zhàn)
  3. indicating completion
  4. (after a perception verb, e.g. 看 kàn) expressing preliminary judgment
  5. also pr. qǐlai
=2 起来 qǐlái
  1. placed after a verb to form a copular verb, expressing evaluation based on initial perception
  2. placed after a verb to indicate that the action has started
  3. to get up; to get out of bed
  4. to rise up; to get up