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xiǎnrán...
obviously... (显然……)
Use 显然 when a conclusion is obvious from evidence. It often means “clearly” or “obviously.”
Anchor example
他没来开会，显然还不知道这个消息。
Tā méi lái kāihuì, xiǎnrán hái bù zhīdào zhège xiāoxi.
He did not come to the meeting; obviously, he still does not know the news.
HSK 4
HSK 4
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Lesson summary
Read the sample sentence and notice how 显然…… guides the meaning: 显然，A.
显然 introduces or comments on a conclusion that the speaker thinks is easy to see from the situation. It can stand before a clause or after evidence in the same sentence. Do not use it when the idea is only a guess with weak evidence; use 好像 or 似乎 for a softer guess. Compared with 明显, 显然 more often expresses the speaker’s logical conclusion, while 明显 often describes an observable difference or feature.
Grammar pattern
显然，A
marks a conclusion that is clear from the facts
他没来开会，显然还不知道这个消息。
Tā méi lái kāihuì, xiǎnrán hái bù zhīdào zhège xiāoxi.
He did not come to the meeting; obviously, he still does not know the news.
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