可知

kězhī

adverb #16,097

Meanings

1 evidently; clearly; no wonder
2 knowable

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Examples

由此可知，他说的是真话。

Yóucǐ kězhī, tā shuō de shì zhēnhuà.

From this we can see that what he said was the truth.

未来是不可知的。

Wèilái shì bùkězhī de.

The future is unknowable.

Tips

grammar

由此可知 (from this it can be known) is a formal connective used in academic writing and logical arguments to introduce a conclusion.

Stroke Order

可 kě

知 zhī