可
想
而
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It is obvious that... in Chinese: 可想而知 (kě xiǎng ér zhī)

kě xiǎng ér zhī

it is obvious that...

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1it is obvious that...
  2. 2as one can well imagine...

Stroke order

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可
想
而
知

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄜˇ

kě

ㄎ/ kㄜ/ eˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄤˇ

xiǎng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ angˇ/ third tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 结果可想而知，他失败了。

    jié guǒ kě xiǎng ér zhī， tā shī bài le。

    The outcome was predictable: he failed.

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Related words

想

xiǎng

to think (about)

而

ér

and

可

kě

(prefix) can

可能

kě néng

might (happen)

可以

kě yǐ

can

知道

zhī dào

to know

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

可爱

kě ài

adorable

可怜

kě lián

pitiful

可是

kě shì

but

可惜

kě xī

it is a pity

理想

lǐ xiǎng

an ideal

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