看出 meaning in English

kànchū

to make out; to see

HSK 514 strokes

Meaning of 看出

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

kànchū

to make out
to see

How to use 看出

看出 is used when you figure something out by observing, like a feeling, a problem, or a hidden fact. It often appears as 看出来 (kàn chūlái) in speech, and the negative is 看不出 (kàn bu chū). Example: 我看出他不高兴。(Wǒ kànchū tā bù gāoxìng.) I could tell he was unhappy.

看 (kàn) means to look, and 出 (chū) means to come out. When you look at something long enough, the truth comes out, so 看出 means to make out or notice something that is not obvious.

Common mistake: Learners often use 看出 like 看见 (kànjiàn) or 看到 (kàndào) for simply seeing an object. Say 我看见一只猫 (I saw a cat), not 我看出一只猫, because 看出 means recognizing or working something out, not just seeing it.

看出 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

你nǐ能néng看kàn出chū有yǒu什shén么me不bù同tóng吗ma？

Can you see the difference?

我wǒ能néng看kàn出chū你nǐ说shuō的de谎huǎng来lái。

I can see through your lies.

你nǐ们men很hěn容róng易yì就jiù能néng看kàn出chū区qū别bié。

You'll be able to see the difference very easily.

人rén们men可kě以yǐ很hěn容róng易yì地dì看kàn出chū其qí中zhōng的de差chā别bié。

People can easily tell the difference between them.

清qīng洁jié窗chuāng户hù后hòu，我wǒ能néng很hěn清qīng楚chǔ的de从cóng窗chuāng户hù看kàn出chū去qù。

After I cleaned the window, I could see through it clearly.

Stroke order for each character

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看 kàn · to see · 9 strokes

出 chū · to go out · 5 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 看出.

看到	kàndào	to see
出来	chūlái	to come out; to appear
出去	chūqù	to go out
看见	kànjiàn	to see; to catch sight of
好看	hǎokàn	good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good
看病	kànbìng	to visit a doctor; to see a patient
出现	chūxiàn	to appear; to arise; to emerge; to show up
出发	chūfā	to set off; to start (on a journey); (fig.) to proceed from (a particular standpoint or ba
出生	chūshēng	to be born
提出	tíchū	to raise (an issue); to propose
找出	zhǎochū	to find; to search out
看法	kànfǎ	way of looking at a thing; view

Questions about 看出

What does 看出 mean?

看出 (kànchū) means "to make out; to see".

How do you write 看出?

看出 is made of 2 characters: 看 (9 strokes), 出 (5 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 看出 an HSK word?

Yes. 看出 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 看出 and 看出来?

They mean the same thing. 看出来 is more common in spoken Chinese, and the object can go in the middle, as in 看出他的意思来, though 看出他的意思 is more usual.

How do I say I can't tell with 看出?

Put 不 in the middle: 看不出 (kàn bu chū) or 看不出来. For example, 我看不出他多大。(Wǒ kàn bu chū tā duō dà.) I can't tell how old he is.