显而易见

顯而易見

xiǎn'éryìjiàn

idiom HSK 7-9 #6,685

Meanings

Literally 'apparent and easy to see'.

HSK 4

这个问题的答案显而易见。

Zhège wèntí de dá'àn xiǎn'éryìjiàn.

The answer to this question is obvious.

HSK 5

全球变暖的影响已经显而易见。

Quánqiú biànnuǎn de yǐngxiǎng yǐjīng xiǎn'éryìjiàn.

The effects of global warming are already plain to see.

HSK 7-9

显而易见，他在说谎。

Xiǎn'éryìjiàn, tā zài shuōhuǎng.

Obviously, he is lying.

usage

显而易见 is a formal idiom often used at the start of a sentence. In casual speech, 很明显 is more common.

显 xiǎn

而 ér

易 yì

见 jiàn