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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

看似 [kànsì]
  1. 1. verb seem; as if.
    这件事他看似没往心里去,但其实还是生气了。
    Though he doesn't seem to care about it, he is in fact very angry.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

看似 [kànsì]
  1. 1. 看起来好像
    这活儿看似轻松,做起来挺难。

Examples

这项工作看似简单,干起来竟这么难,可真是上贼船了!
The work seems easy, but is extremely difficult. I have been cheated in joining the work group.
这两件事看似一样,其实不然。
These two seem the same, but in fact it is not so.
看似单纯,其实很成熟。
She appears to be naive, but actually she's very worldly-wise.
面色姜黄,看似有病。
这种讲法看似新颖,其实是哗众取宠。
There must be a strong force behind the seemingly weak creature.
在这个看似柔弱的家伙背后一定有股强大的势力。

Word Decomposition


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