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了然

liǎo rán

2-character word Traditional 瞭然

What 了然 means

1. to understand clearly
2. evident

Other readings

了然 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• liǎo ránto understand clearly; evident

The characters in 了然

• 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)…
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Words starting with 了然

• 了然于胸liǎo rán yú xiōng(idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly

Words containing 了然

• 一目了然yī mù liǎo ránobvious at a glance (idiom)

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