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一目了然 — “Clear at a glance”

一目了然 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “clear at a glance”. Obvious at first sight. Literally, “clear with one look”.

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一目了然 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 目mù
  • 了liǎo
  • 然rán

一目了然 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
目
mù5eye, item, or goal
了
liǎo2completion or change
然
rán12thus, so, yes

Example Sentence with 一目了然

这份报告的数据图表设计得很好,让人一目了然
The data charts in this report are well-designed, making them clear at a glance.

Idioms Related to 一目了然

Synonyms of 一目了然

  • yī一wàng望ér而zhī知obvious at a glance
  • bù不yán言ér而yù喻Goes without saying
  • liǎo了rú如zhǐ指zhǎng掌know something like the back of one's hand

Antonyms of 一目了然

  • mù目bù不xiá暇jiē接too many beautiful things to see
  • guǎn管zhōng中kuī窥bào豹see only a small part of a whole
  • wù雾lǐ里kàn看huā花to have a blurred or unclear understanding

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一目了然

What does 一目了然 mean?
一目了然 (yī mù liǎo rán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “clear at a glance”.
How do you pronounce 一目了然?
一目了然 is pronounced yī mù liǎo rán in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一目了然 literally mean?
Literally, 一目了然 means “clear with one look”. It is used to mean “clear at a glance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一目了然?
目:看;了然:清楚,明白。一眼就看得很清楚。
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