kě xiǎng ér zhī

HSK 7–9

可想而知 (kě xiǎng ér zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined

Characters in 可想而知

可kě · (prefix) can; may; able to; -able想xiǎng · to think (about)而ér · and知zhī · to know

Related words

想to think (about)知道to know; to become aware of可以can可(prefix) can; may; able to; -able可used in 可汗[ke4 han2]可能might (happen)而and而且(not only ...) but also可是but; however可爱adorable而已that's all想到to think of

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