No. 7,086 in Chinese
看样子
It means "it seems" or "looks like."
In a sentence
看样子今天会下雨。
It looks like it will rain today.
Here '看样子' is used to introduce a prediction or judgment based on perceived signs or evidence.
他看样子很喜欢这本书。
He seems to like this book a lot.
Here '看样子' is used to express an assumption based on observation of someone's behavior or expressions.
看样子，我们需要更努力地工作。
It seems that we need to work harder.
Here '看样子' is used to suggest a conclusion or realization derived from the current situation or context.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “看样子” in actual Chinese podcasts.
Find “看样子” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Chinese podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into 中文, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Chinese books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).