LEARN + CHINESE / 89 of 300 HSK 3
It Looks Like 看起来
The sky is dark, the wind is picking up, and the walk home looks like a wet one. 看起来 and 看上去 introduce an impression from what you can observe. 有的是 is a different kind of reassurance: there are plenty available.
你看起来很累。你应该休息一两个小时。
nǐ kànqǐlai hěn lèi。 nǐ yīnggāi xiūxi yī liǎng ge xiǎoshí。
You look tired. You should rest for an hour or two.
你今天看上去很开心。
nǐ jīntiān kàn shàngqu hěn kāixīn。
You look very happy today.
他有的是钱。
tā yǒu de shì qián。
He has plenty of money.
Vocabulary
| Chinese | English |
|---|---|
kànqǐlái | looks like; it seems |
kànshàngqù | looks (like) |
yǒudeshì | have plenty of |
shàngqù | to go up |
jīntiān | today |
xiūxi | to rest |
xiǎoshí | hour |
yīnggāi | should; ought to |
kāixīn | happy |
yǒude | some |
qǐlái | to stand up; rise |
shíjìshàng | in fact; actually |
sǐ | to die; dead |
bùyīhuìr | in a moment |
yuèláiyuè | more and more |
kànlái | it seems; apparently |
láibují | too late to |
láidejí | there is still time |
tóu | to throw; cast; invest |
měinǚ | beauty; beautiful woman |
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