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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

看上去 [kànshàngqù]
  1. 1. Estimate from the appearance; also used as a parentheses in a sentence.
    看上去挺聪明的, 做起事来竟然这么笨。
    He seems to be smart, but behaves so stupidly.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

看上去 [kànshàngqù]
  1. 1. 从外观上估计。多在句子中充当插入成分
    老人看上去有70岁。

Examples

这暗花儿的缎面儿看上去特别雅致。
Those subtle patterns on the silk look elegant. 暗花儿
园林里种植了好多柏木,看上去郁郁葱葱的。
There are plenty of cypresses in the garden, making it lush and green. 柏木
火灾过后的现场,看上去景象悲凄。
After the fire, everything was in a pitiable state. 悲凄
看上去笨头笨脑的, 不过很讨人喜欢。
He looks slow-witted, but he is very likable. 笨头笨脑
考了班里第一, 他看上去得意洋洋的。
He looked conceited after getting the first place in the exam in class. 得意洋洋
她新买的翻毛皮鞋看上去非常时尚。
Her newly bought suede shoes look very fashionable. 翻毛
她家新房装修采用的石材竟然返碱, 看上去有点难看。
The stone materials used for the decoration of her house have accumulated salt on their surface and look ugly. 返碱
看上去他很有钱, 其实家资微薄。
He seems to be rich, but in fact he has little wealth. 家资
看上去挺聪明的, 做起事来竟然这么笨。
He seems to be smart, but behaves so stupidly. 看上去
河道清淤拓宽后, 看上去果然比以前宽展多了!
After being widened and cleaned, the river seems much wider then before. 宽展

Word Decomposition


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