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看起來

hon3 hei2 loi4

kan4 qi3 lai2

[idiom] looks as if (based on what is known so far)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

看起來

This word was added by bybell on 20th Aug 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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看 hon3 hon1 kan4 {kan1} - look; read
起 hei2 qi3 - to start; rise; get up
來 loi4 loi6 lai4 lai2 lai4 - come

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