看
上
去

It would appear in Chinese: 看上去 (kàn shang qu)

kàn shang qu

it would appear

HSK 3.0 Level 31 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1it would appear
  2. 2it seems (that)

Stroke order

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看
上
去

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄢˋ

kàn

ㄎ/ kㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄕㄤ

shang

˙/ neutral toneㄕ/ shㄤ/ ang

˙ㄑㄩ

qu

˙/ neutral toneㄑ/ qㄩ/ ü

Example sentences

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  • 这个箱子看上去很重。

    zhè ge xiāng zǐ kàn shang qu hěn zhòng。

    This box looks very heavy.

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Related words

看

kàn

to see

去

qù

to go

上

shàng

(bound form) up

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

上午

shàng wǔ

morning

去年

qù nián

last year

上班

shàng bān

to go to work

晚上

wǎn shang

evening

早上

zǎo shang

early morning

过去

guò qù

(in the) past

马上

mǎ shàng

at once

上网

shàng wǎng

to go online

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