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显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn · xian er yi jian

Traditional 顯而易見

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

  1. Liangliang

    冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)的(de)西瓜(xīguā)不见(bùjiàn)了(le)，是(shì)谁(shéi)吃(chī)的(de)？

    The watermelon in the fridge is gone. Who ate it?

  2. Dengdeng

    显而易见(xiǎnéryìjiàn)，不(bù)是(shì)我(wǒ)。

    Obviously, it was not me.

  3. Liangliang

    显而易见(xiǎnéryìjiàn)，你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)上(shàng)有(yǒu)西瓜子(xīguāzi)。

    Obviously, there are watermelon seeds on your shirt.

  4. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)，是(shì)它们(tāmen)自己(zìjǐ)跳(tiào)到(dào)我(wǒ)身上(shēnshang)的(de)。

    Um, they jumped onto me by themselves.

  5. Liangliang

    西瓜子(xīguāzi)不会(bùhuì)自己(zìjǐ)跳(tiào)，答案(dáàn)显而易见(xiǎnéryìjiàn)。

    Seeds cannot jump. The answer is obvious.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)失(shī)败(bài)是(shì)显(xiǎn)而(ér)易(yì)见(jiàn)的(de)。

His failure is obvious.

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02

这(zhè)个(gè)问(wèn)题(tí)的(de)答(dá)案(àn)显(xiǎn)而(ér)易(yì)见(jiàn)，不(bú)用(yòng)再(zài)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)了(le)。

The answer to this question is obvious; there's no need to discuss it further.

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