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看来kàn láiapparently

HSK 3word

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看来 (kàn lái) means "apparently." It appears in 看来他不来了 (Apparently he isn't coming) and 看来要下雨了 (Apparently it's going to rain). A speaker answers 没有。看来他很忙。 (No. Apparently he's busy.) Later the same speaker says 好,看来只能这样了。 (OK, apparently that's all we can do.)

What does 看来 mean?

  1. 1.

    apparentlyadverb

What do the characters in 看来 mean?

  • 看to consider
  • 来not compositional here

How do you use 看来?

See it in 看来他不来了 and 看来要下雨了

What are some examples of 看来 in a sentence?

  1. 看来他不来了。

    Kànlái tā bù lái le.

    Apparently he isn't coming.

  2. 看来要下雨了。

    Kànlái yào xiàyǔ le.

    Apparently it's going to rain.

How is 看来 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    他还没来吗?

    Tā hái méi lái ma?

    Is he still not here?

  2. Speaker B:

    没有。看来他很忙。

    Méiyǒu. Kànlái tā hěn máng.

    No. Apparently he's busy.

  3. Speaker A:

    那我们走吧。

    Nà wǒmen zǒu ba.

    Then let's go.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,看来只能这样了。

    Hǎo, kànlái zhǐnéng zhèyàng le.

    OK, apparently that's all we can do.

Can you use 看来 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___他不来了。 (Apparently he isn't coming.)
  2. 2.What does 看来要下雨了。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: ___要下雨了。 (Apparently it's going to rain.)

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.