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Clearly and easy to see (idiom) in Chinese: 显而易见 (xiǎn ér yì jiàn)

xiǎn ér yì jiàn

clearly and easy to see (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 顯而易見1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1clearly and easy to see (idiom); obviously
  2. 2clearly
  3. 3it goes without saying

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而
易
见

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄒㄧㄢˇ

xiǎn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

ㄦˊ

ér

ㄦ/ erˊ/ second tone

ㄧˋ

yì

ㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄢˋ

jiàn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

显而易见

Simplified

顯而易見

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 答案显而易见,不用多说。

    dá àn xiǎn ér yì jiàn, bú yòng duō shuō。

    The answer is obvious, no need to say more.

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Related words

而

ér

and

见

jiàn

to see

显

xiǎn

to make visible

看见

kàn jiàn

to see

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

而且

ér qiě

(not only ...) but also

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

容易

róng yì

easy

然而

rán ér

however

意见

yì jiàn

idea

从而

cóng ér

thus

反而

fǎn ér

on the contrary

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