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显然 xiǎnrán

显然 xiǎnrán Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 显然 xiǎnrán .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiǎnrán | xian3 ran2
English translation
clear
evident
obvious(ly)

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Traditional form

顯然

Part of speech

Adverbial adjective / 副形词 Fùxíng cí
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Etymology of 显然 xiǎnrán

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xiǎn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of xiǎn .

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

Positional decomposition

日业

Number of Strokes

9
rán

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. huǒ represents the meaning and rán represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "ignite; burn", now written as rán . The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Phonetic compound

rán

Semantic compound

huǒ

Positional decomposition

肰灬

Number of Strokes

12

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Example sentences using 显然 xiǎnrán

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这些 zhè xiē 观点 guāndiǎn 显然 xiǎnrán 离题 lí tí .

These views were clearly wide of the mark.

显然 xiǎnrán 贼人 shì Cóng 这里 zhè lǐ 大摇大 bǎi 出去 chū qù de .

Obviously the thief had simply walked out this way as bold as brass.

蛇形 shé xíng Qiū 显然 xiǎnrán shì bīng xià de 沉积物 chén jī wù 堆积 duījī ér Chéng de hěn cháng de lǒng gǎng .

Eskers are very long ridges apparently formed when sub - glacial streams or rivers deposited sedimentary materials.

这个 zhè ge 出租车 chūzūchē 司机 sījī 闯红灯 chuǎng hóng dēng 显然 xiǎnrán shì duì de .

The taxi driver was obviously in the wrong in going ahead against the red light.

公司 gōngsī tǐng Guò le 危机 wēijī ,显然 xiǎnrán 没受什么 shénme 损失 sǔnshī .

The company came through the crisis apparently unscathed.

显然 xiǎnrán Decomposition

See the 6 Chinese characters that make up 显然 xiǎnrán and their own compounds.

显然 xiǎnrán Compounds

See all 8 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 显然 xiǎnrán in their composition.

  • xiǎn
    • 湿 shī , xiǎn
  • rán
    • rán , niǎn , rán , , ,
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