显而易见 xian er yi jian Obvious

Explanation

形容事情或道理非常明显，很容易看清楚。

Describes something that is obvious and easy to see.

Origin Story

小明和小红在玩捉迷藏。小明藏在一棵大树后面，树叶茂密，几乎遮住了他的身影。小红四处寻找，突然，她看到了树后露出的一个小小的衣角。“啊哈，找到了！”小红笑着说，因为小明藏身之处显而易见。

Xiaoming he Xiaohong zai wan zuocachang. Xiaoming cang zai yi ke dashu houmian, shuyu miaomi, jihu zhezhule ta de shenying. Xiaohong sichu xunzhao, turan, ta kan dao le shu hou lu chude yige xiaoxiao de yijiao. "Aha, zhaodaole!" Xiaohong xiaozhe shuo, yinwei Xiaoming cang shen zhi chu xian'eryijian.

Xiaoming and Xiaohong were playing hide-and-seek. Xiaoming hid behind a big tree, the leaves were so dense that they almost completely covered his figure. Xiaohong searched everywhere, suddenly, she saw a small corner of his clothes behind the tree. "Aha, found it!" Xiaohong said with a smile, because Xiaoming's hiding place was obvious.

Usage

用于形容事物或道理非常明显，很容易理解。

yong yu xingrong shiwu huo daoli feichang mingxian, rongyi lijie.

Used to describe something that is obvious and easily understood.

Examples

• 太阳从东方升起，这是显而易见的事实。

  Taiyang cong dongfang shengqi, zhe shi xian'eryijian de shi shi.

  The sun rises in the east; this is an obvious fact.

• 他的错误显而易见，无法辩解。

  Ta de cuowu xian'eryijian, wufa bianjie.

  His mistake is obvious and undeniable.

Related Idioms

• 一目了然

• 昭然若揭

Opposite Idioms

• 模棱两可

• 含糊不清