Usage note
“显得”表示看起来怎么样，是一种感觉。
“Xiǎnde” biǎoshì kàn qǐlái zěnme yàng, shì yī zhǒng gǎnjué.
"Seem" indicates how something looks, a kind of feeling.
Context note
如果一个人穿得很干净，就显得很精神。如果房间很乱，就显得不整洁。
Rúguǒ yīgè rén chuān dé hěn gānjìng, jiù xiǎnde hěn jīngshén. Rúguǒ fángjiān hěn luàn, jiù xiǎnde bù zhěngjié.
If a person is dressed very cleanly, they seem very energetic. If a room is messy, it seems untidy.
5 examples
她穿红色衣服显得很漂亮。
tā chuān hóng sè yī fu xiǎn de hěn piào liang。
She seems very beautiful in red clothes.
教室打扫后显得很干净。
jiào shì dǎ sǎo hòu xiǎn de hěn gān jìng。
The classroom seems very clean after cleaning.
他笑起来显得很可爱。
tā xiào qǐ lái xiǎn de hěn kě ài。
He seems very cute when he smiles.
这个花园显得很安静。
zhè ge huā yuán xiǎn de hěn ān jìng。
This garden seems very quiet.
小明显得很高兴，因为他考了满分。
xiǎo míng xiǎn de hěn gāo xìng， yīn wèi tā kǎo le mǎn fēn。
Xiao Ming seems very happy because he got a perfect score.
5 mini stories
小丽穿上新裙子显得很优雅。大家都夸她。
xiǎo lì chuān shàng xīn qún zǐ xiǎn de hěn yōu yǎ。 dà jiā dōu kuā tā。
Xiao Li seems very elegant in her new dress. Everyone praised her.
雨后的天空显得特别蓝。小鸟在唱歌。
yǔ hòu de tiān kōng xiǎn de tè bié lán。 xiǎo niǎo zài chàng gē。
The sky after rain seems especially blue. Birds are singing.
小狗洗完澡显得很干净。它开心地摇尾巴。
xiǎo gǒu xǐ wán zǎo xiǎn de hěn gān jìng。 tā kāi xīn dì yáo wěi ba。
The puppy seems very clean after a bath. It wags its tail happily.
他认真写字时显得很专注。字也写得好看。
tā rèn zhēn xiě zì shí xiǎn de hěn zhuān zhù。 zì yě xiě dé hǎo kàn。
He seems very focused when writing carefully. The characters are also written beautifully.
花园里的花显得很鲜艳。蜜蜂飞来飞去。
huā yuán lǐ de huā xiǎn de hěn xiān yàn。 mì fēng fēi lái fēi qù。
The flowers in the garden seem very bright. Bees are flying around.
Mini dialogue
显得开心
A
你今天显得很开心。
Nǐ jīntiān xiǎnde hěn kāixīn.
You seem very happy today.
B
是的，我考试考得很好。
Shì de, wǒ kǎoshì kǎo de hěn hǎo.
Yes, I did well on the exam.
显得累
A
他显得很累，怎么了？
Tā xiǎnde hěn lèi, zěnme le?
He seems very tired, what's wrong?
B
他昨天没睡好。
Tā zuótiān méi shuì hǎo.
He didn't sleep well yesterday.
Related words and contrasts
similar
好像
hǎo xiàng
seems like
好像 is a common synonym for 显得.
similar
看起来
kàn qǐ lái
looks like
看起来 is another way to say 'seems'.