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显然

xiǎn rán

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 顯然

显然 (xiǎn rán) means "clearly, obviously". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 显然 means

1. clearly; evidently; obviously

The characters in 显然

• 显xiǎnto make visible; to reveal; prominent
• 然ráncorrect; right; so

Example sentences

• 显然有人在撒谎。
  Someone is obviously telling a lie.
• 显然的，你错了。
  Clearly you are mistaken.
• 显然地她生病了。
  That she is ill is obvious.
• 显然地他撒了谎。
  It's obvious that he lied.
• 他显然喜欢散步。
  There's no doubt that he likes taking walks.
• 显然她害怕待在这里。
  Xiǎnrán tā hàipà dài zài zhèlǐ.
  She was visibly afraid to be here.

Where 显然 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Appearance & Physical Description (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiǎn rán correctly.
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