看上去 kàn shang qu ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄕㄤ ˙ㄑㄩ hon3 soeng5 heoi3 HSK 3
- it would appear
- it seems (that)
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看
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 别看 別看 bié kàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄢˋ bit6 hon3 don't be fooled by the fact that
- 好看 hǎo kàn ㄏㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ hou2 hon3 good-looking; nice-looking
- 察看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caat3 hon3 to watch
- 小看 xiǎo kàn ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄎㄢˋ siu2 hon3 to look down on
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- 收看 shōu kàn ㄕㄡ ㄎㄢˋ sau1 hon3 to watch (a TV program)
- 查看 chá kàn ㄔㄚˊ ㄎㄢˋ caa4 hon3 to look over
- 看中 kàn zhòng ㄎㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ hon3 zung3 to have a preference for
- 看似 kàn sì ㄎㄢˋ ㄙˋ hon3 ci5 to look as if; to seem
- 看作 kàn zuò ㄎㄢˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ hon3 zok3 to look upon as
- 看来 看來 kàn lai ㄎㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄞ hon3 loi4 apparently
- 看出 kàn chū ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨ hon3 ceot1 to make out
- 看到 kàn dào ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ hon3 dou3 to see
- 看台 kàn tái ㄎㄢˋ ㄊㄞˊ hon3 toi4 terrace
- 看好 kàn hǎo ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄠˇ hon3 hou2 to regard as having good prospects
- 看守 kān shǒu ㄎㄢ ㄕㄡˇ hon1 sau2 to guard
- 看家 kān jiā ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ hon1 gaa1 to look after the house
- 看待 kàn dài ㄎㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ hon1 doi6 to look upon; to regard
- 看成 kàn chéng ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ hon3 sing4 to regard as
- 看望 kàn wàng ㄎㄢˋ ㄨㄤˋ hon3 mong6 to pay a visit to; to see (sb)
上
- 上下 shàng xià ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ soeng6 haa6 the top and bottom of sth
- 上任 shàng rèn ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ soeng5 jam6 to take office
- 上来 上來 shàng lái ㄕㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ soeng5 loi4 to come up
- 上升 shàng shēng ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄥ soeng5 sing1 to rise
- 上午 shàng wǔ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇ soeng6 ng5 morning
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- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 上台 shàng tái ㄕㄤˋ ㄊㄞˊ soeng5 toi4 to rise to power (in politics)
- 上司 shàng si ㄕㄤˋ ˙ㄙ soeng6 si1 boss
- 上吊 shàng diào ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ soeng5 diu3 to hang oneself
- 上周 shàng zhōu ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄡ soeng6 zau1 last week
- 上报 上報 shàng bào ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄠˋ soeng5 bou3 to report to one's superiors
- 上场 上場 shàng chǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄔㄤˇ soeng5 coeng4 on stage
- 上好 shàng hǎo ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄠˇ soeng6 hou2 first-rate
- 上学 上學 shàng xué ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ soeng5 hok6 to go to school
- 上岗 上崗 shàng gǎng ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤˇ soeng5 gong1 to take up one's post; to go on duty
- 上市 shàng shì ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ soeng5 si5 to hit the market (of a new product)
- 上帝 Shàng dì ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄧˋ soeng6 dai3 God
- 上方 shàng fāng ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄤ soeng5 fong1 place above (it)
- 上旬 shàng xún ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ soeng6 ceon4 first third of a month
- 上映 shàng yìng ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄥˋ soeng5 jing2 to screen; to show (a movie)
去
- 上去 shàng qù ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄩˋ soeng5 heoi3 to go up
- 下去 xià qù ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋ haa6 heoi3 to go down
- 出去 chū qù ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ ceot1 heoi3 to go out
- 去世 qù shì ㄑㄩˋ ㄕˋ heoi3 sai3 to pass away
- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
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- 去年 qù nián ㄑㄩˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ heoi3 nin4 last year
- 去掉 qù diào ㄑㄩˋ ㄉㄧㄠˋ heoi3 diu6 to get rid of
- 去处 去處 qù chù ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˋ heoi3 cyu3 place
- 去除 qù chú ㄑㄩˋ ㄔㄨˊ heoi3 ceoi4 to remove
- 回去 huí qu ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄑㄩ wui4 heoi3 to return
- 失去 shī qù ㄕ ㄑㄩˋ sat1 heoi3 to lose
- 辞去 辭去 cí qù ㄘˊ ㄑㄩˋ ci4 heoi3 to resign
- 进去 進去 jìn qù ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄑㄩˋ zeon3 heoi3 to go in
- 过去 過去 guò qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 heoi3 (in the) past; former; previous
- 除去 chú qù ㄔㄨˊ ㄑㄩˋ ceoi4 heoi3 to eliminate
- 豁出去 huō chu qu ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄔㄨ ˙ㄑㄩ kut3 ceot1 heoi3 to throw caution to the wind
- 过不去 過不去 guò bu qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 bat1 heoi3 to make life difficult for
- 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 翻来覆去 翻來覆去 fān lái fù qù ㄈㄢ ㄌㄞˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ faan1 loi4 fuk1 heoi3 to toss and turn (sleeplessly)
- 过意不去 過意不去 guò yì bù qù ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ gwo3 ji3 bat1 heoi3 to feel very apologetic
Idioms with these characters
- 看菜吃饭 看菜吃飯 kàn cài chī fàn ㄎㄢˋ ㄘㄞˋ ㄔ ㄈㄢˋ hon3 coi3 hek3 faan6 lit. to eat depending on the dish (idiom)
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 看人行事 kàn rén xíng shì ㄎㄢˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ hon3 jan4 hang4 si6 to treat people according to their rank and one's relationship with them (idiom)
- 雾里看花 霧里看花 wù lǐ kàn huā ㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ mou6 lei5 hon3 faa1 lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
- 一眼看穿 yī yǎn kàn chuān ㄧ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ jat1 ngaan5 hon3 cyun1 to see through something at first glance (idiom)
- 走马看花 走馬看花 zǒu mǎ kàn huā ㄗㄡˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚ zau2 maa5 hon3 faa1 lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); fig. superficial understanding from cursory observation
- 巴高望上 bā gāo wàng shàng ㄅㄚ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ baa1 gou1 mong6 soeng6 to wish for higher status (idiom); to curry favor in the hope of promotion
- 成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄨㄢˋ sing4 cin1 soeng5 maan6 lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom)
- 承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sing4 soeng6 hei2 haa6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
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- 赤膊上阵 赤膊上陣 chì bó shàng zhèn ㄔˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄓㄣˋ cek3 bok3 soeng5 zan6 lit. to go into battle bare-breasted (idiom)
- 犯上作乱 犯上作亂 fàn shàng zuò luàn ㄈㄢˋ ㄕㄤˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ faan6 soeng6 zok3 lyun6 to rebel against the emperor (idiom)
- 高高在上 gāo gāo zài shàng ㄍㄠ ㄍㄠ ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄤˋ gou1 gou1 zoi6 soeng6 (idiom) situated high; aloft
- 顾客至上 顧客至上 gù kè zhì shàng ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ ㄓˋ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 haak3 zi3 soeng6 the customer reigns supreme (idiom)
- 滚石上山 滾石上山 gǔn shí shàng shān ㄍㄨㄣˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄢ gwan2 sek6 soeng5 saan1 lit. to roll a boulder up a hill (like Sisyphus) (idiom)
- 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄕㄤˋ hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5 (idiom) see 后来者居上
- 火上浇油 火上澆油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ fo2 soeng6 giu1 jau4 to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation
- 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄦˊ ㄑㄩˋ fat1 zau6 ji4 heoi3 to storm off in a huff (idiom)
- 呼来喝去 呼來喝去 hū lái hè qù ㄏㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄜˋ ㄑㄩˋ fu1 loi4 hot3 heoi3 to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders
- 驾鹤西去 駕鶴西去 jià hè xī qù ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄜˋ ㄒㄧ ㄑㄩˋ gaa3 hok6 sai1 heoi3 lit. to fly on a crane to the Western Paradise
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- 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄧㄢˋ loi4 hung4 heoi3 jin3 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
- 来龙去脉 來龍去脈 lái lóng qù mài ㄌㄞˊ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄇㄞˋ loi4 lung4 heoi3 mak6 lit. the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
- 来去无踪 來去無蹤 lái qù wú zōng ㄌㄞˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄥ loi4 heoi3 mou4 zung1 come without a shadow, leave without a footprint (idiom); to come and leave without a trace
- 来踪去迹 來蹤去跡 lái zōng qù jì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄑㄩˋ ㄐㄧˋ loi4 zung1 heoi3 zik1 lit. the traces of a person's movements (idiom)
- 眉来眼去 眉來眼去 méi lái yǎn qù ㄇㄟˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄩˋ mei4 loi4 ngaan5 heoi3 (idiom) to make eyes; to exchange flirting glances with sb
- 去芜存菁 去蕪存菁 qù wú cún jīng ㄑㄩˋ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥ heoi3 mou4 cyun4 zing1 lit. to get rid of the weeds and keep the flowers
- 绕来绕去 繞來繞去 rào lái rào qù ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄠˋ ㄑㄩˋ jiu5 loi4 jiu5 heoi3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); to go around in circles and never get anywhere
Example sentences
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他 看上去 显老 顯老 。
He is not as young as he looks.
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你 看上去 很 傻 。
You look stupid.
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你 看上去 很 好 。
You look very good.
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看上去 很 可疑 。
It looks suspicious.
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这 這 看上去 像 个 個 蛋 。
It looks like an egg.
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