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一目了然 (yí mù liǎo rán): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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一目了然 (yí mù liǎo rán): Be immediately obvious — Meaning & Stroke Order

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一目了然 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

[makes an exclamation]

correct; to be so; like that

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Pinyinyí mù liǎo rán

Meaningbe immediately obvious; stick out a mile

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 一目了然.

包围bāo wéisurround
嘈杂cáo zánoisy; din
辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
保姆bǎo mǔnanny; nursemaid
财政cái zhènggovernment finance; public economy
饱经沧桑bǎo jīng cāng sānghave lived through many changes
保管bǎo guǎntake care of; safeguard
巴不得bā bù débe only too anxious; eagerly look forward to; earnestly wish
不像话bú xiàng huàunreasonable; absurd
贬义biǎn yìderogatory sense; negative connotation
安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm
不堪bù kāncannot bear; cannot stand

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 一目了然.

Words with 一

一些yī xiēHSK 1
一半yī bànHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2

一共

yī gòng

HSK 3

一定yī dìngHSK 3

Words with 目

节目jié mùHSK 3
目的mù dìHSK 4
目的地mù dì dìHSK 4
目前mù qiánHSK 5
目录mù lùHSK 5
目标mù biāoHSK 5
项目xiàng mùHSK 5
题目tí mùHSK 5

Words with 了

为了wèi leHSK 3
了解liǎo jiěHSK 3
除了chú leHSK 3
受不了shòu bù liǎoHSK 4
不得了bù dé liǎoHSK 5
了不起liǎo bu qǐHSK 5
得了dé leHSK 6
算了suàn leHSK 6

Words with 然

虽然suī ránHSK 2
当然dāng ránHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
突然tū ránHSK 3
仍然réng ránHSK 4
既然jì ránHSK 4
然而rán érHSK 4
竟然jìng ránHSK 4

3.

How to Use 一目了然 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 一目了然 with other words naturally.

Subject + Verbwith图表

tú图

biǎo表

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

neutral

the chart is clear at a glance

Verb + Complementwith让

ràng让

rén人

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

Adjective + Nounwith事情

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

de的

shì事

qíng情

Adverb + Verbwith展示

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

de地

zhǎn展

shì示

4.

Example Sentences with 一目了然

zhè这

zhāng张

tú图

biǎo表

shè设

jì计

de得

hěn很

neutral

make it clear at a glance

neutral

something that is clear at a glance

formal

Written

display clearly at a glance

hǎo好

，

shù数

jù据

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

。

This chart is well-designed; the data is immediately obvious.

zhè这

zhāng张

tú图

biǎo表

shè设

jì计

dé得

fēi非

cháng常

qīng清

xī晰

，

shù数

jù据

duì对

bǐ比

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

。

This chart is designed very clearly, and the data comparison is immediately obvious.

tōng通

guò过

zhè这

fèn份

xiáng详

jìn尽

de的

cái财

wù务

bào报

gào告

，

gōng公

sī司

de的

jīng经

yíng营

zhuàng状

kuàng况

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

。

Through this detailed financial report, the company's operating condition is immediately obvious.

shuí谁

zài在

tuán团

duì队

zhōng中

gòng贡

xiàn献

zuì最

dà大

，

cóng从

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

lǐ里

jiù就

néng能

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

。

Who contributed the most in the team can be immediately obvious from this report.

nán难

dào道

cóng从

zhè这

xiē些

hùn混

luàn乱

de的

shù数

jù据

zhōng中

，

nǐ你

jiù就

néng能

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

dì地

dé得

chū出

jié结

lùn论

ma吗

？

Can you really draw an obvious conclusion from this messy data at a glance?

zhè这

ge个

fāng方

àn案

de的

yōu优

quē缺

diǎn点

bìng并

bù不

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

，

xū需

yào要

shēn深

rù入

fēn分

xī析

。

The pros and cons of this plan are not immediately obvious and require in-depth analysis.

tā他

fù复

zá杂

de的

nèi内

xīn心

shì世

jiè界

bìng并

fēi非

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

，

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

qù去

lǐ理

jiě解

。

His complex inner world is not immediately obvious and requires time to understand.

nǐ你

kàn看

，

bǎ把

dōng东

xī西

fēn分

lèi类

fàng放

hǎo好

，

zhǎo找

qǐ起

lái来

jiù就

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

le了

。

Look, if you categorize and put things away properly, finding them becomes stick out a mile.

zhī只

yào要

dǎ打

kāi开

zhè这

ge个

yìng应

yòng用

，

nǐ你

de的

rì日

chéng程

ān安

pái排

hé和

dài待

bàn办

shì事

xiàng项

jiù就

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

le了

。

As soon as you open this app, your schedule and to-do list become clear at a glance.

yóu由

yú于

zhèng证

jù据

què确

záo凿

，

àn案

jiàn件

de的

zhēn真

xiàng相

yǐ已

jīng经

yí一

mù目

liǎo了

rán然

，

bù不

róng容

zhì置

yí疑

。

Due to the conclusive evidence, the truth of the case is already immediately obvious and beyond doubt.