看起来 vs 看来 (looks vs it seems) · 看起来 vs 看来 (parece vs parece ser)
An appearance supports an inference without certainty
- A person looks exhausted, but you have not asked them.
- 他看起来很累。 — The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
An appearance supports an inference without certainty
- A person looks exhausted, but you have not asked them.
- he / him他seemingly看起来很累。 — The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
A person looks exhausted, but you have not asked them. What does 他看起来很累。 communicate?
The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence. 看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap. Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 看起来 vs 看来 (looks vs it seems). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他looks看起来very很tired累。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is seemingly看起来 vs apparently看来 (looks vs it seems). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他looks看起来very很tired累。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: He looks very tired: 他 ____ 很累。
看起来 = looks (appearance): 他看起来很累. · 看起来 = parece (aparência): 他看起来很累.
Read examples in context
it seems看来going to要rain下雨了。
- In the opening example, 他看起来很累。: The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
it seems看来going to要rain下雨了。
- In the opening example, he / him他seemingly看起来很累。: The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which form fits the demonstrated appearance judgment 他____很累?
他看起来很累 is the ordinary demonstrated form. 看来 often introduces an inference as a clause, and the meanings overlap; neither is proof of the actual state.
Know the boundary
- 看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap.
- Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context.
Know the boundary
- apparently看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap.
- Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context.
看来 expresses a judgement / inference. · 看来 expressa um julgamento / inferência.
Yes — 看来要下雨了 (I infer it will rain). · Sim — 看来要下雨了 (infiro que vai chover).
In the opening situation: The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap. Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context. The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
Use the distinction
- The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
- 看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap. Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar verbs.
Use the distinction
- The speaker judges tiredness from the apparent evidence.
- apparently看来 often introduces a wider inference, and the uses overlap. Neither form proves that the inferred state is true or limits evidence to literal eyesight in every context.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar verbs.