看来 (it seems / in one's view)
"Looks like…" — sizing things up
- apparently看来 = "it seems / it looks like", a judgement about a situation.
- apparently看来want / will / need要to rain下雨(completed / change)了 = "looks like it's going to rain."
- in my opinion在我看来 = "in my view".
apparently看来 + Judgement
- apparently看来 opens your read of the situation.
it seems看来going to要rain下雨了。
- apparently看来want / will / need要to rain下雨(completed / change)了 = "looks like it's going to rain."
Practice
Looks like it's going to rain: ____ 要下雨了。
看来 + Judgement = it seems: 看来要下雨了.
Practice
Build: “Looks like it's going to rain.”
看来 + Judgement: 看来 + 要下雨 + 了.
at / in在 + Person + apparently看来
- in my opinion在我看来 = "in my view / the way I see it".
in在my我view看来,he他is是right对的。
- in my opinion在我看来,he / him他to be / is是to / towards / correct对(of / 's)的 = "in my view, he's right."
Explore
Correct or broken?
看来 opens an inference from the situation: judging by things, …
Practice
What does 在我看来 mean?
在 + Person + 看来 = in someone's view: 在我看来,他是对的.
Practice
看来 states a hard, proven fact.
看来 is a read / judgement of the situation, not a hard fact.
Recap
Key idea
- apparently看来 + Judgement — "it seems / it looks like": apparently看来want / will / need要to rain下雨(completed / change)了
- at / in在 + Person + apparently看来 — "in someone's view": in my opinion在我看来
- A read of the situation, not a hard fact
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.