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显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn

obvious

Character by character

显xiǎn
obvious
而ér
and
易yì
easily
见jiàn
seen

Example

这样做的好处显而易见。
The benefits of doing this are obvious.

Tone: neutral.

Usage and origin

Formal 'obviously'; it can also open a sentence: 显而易见,…

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