显然 xiǎnrán clearly
clearly; evidently; obviously
How to remember 显然: 显 clear + 然 however = clearly.
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How it is used
- A sentence adverb meaning "obviously / evidently" - 显然他不同意 (xiǎnrán tā bù tóngyì) evidently he disagrees.
- Sits at the front of a clause to mark a conclusion as self-evident; more argumentative/reasoning-flavored than 明显, which describes a thing's visible quality.
Example sentences
- 显然，今天什么事都有可能发生。 Xiǎnrán, jīntiān shénme shì dōu yǒu kěnéng fāshēng.Apparently, there is nothing that cannot happen today.
- 这显然是今年出版的最好的小说。 Zhè xiǎnrán shì jīnnián chūbǎn de zuìhǎo de xiǎoshuō.This is by far the best novel that has been published this year.