可想而知 — “It can well be imagined”
可想而知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it can well be imagined”. One can imagine; it goes without saying that... Literally, “can imagine and know”.
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可想而知 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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这次的项目挑战很大，团队为了完成目标所付出的辛劳可想而知
This project was very challenging, so the hard work the team put in to achieve their goals can well be imagined.
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More idioms starting with 可
- kě可yī一ér而bù不kě可zài再once in a lifetime opportunity
- kě可dīng丁kě可mǎo卯just right
- kě可chéng乘zhī之jī机exploitable opportunity
- kě可chéng乘zhī之xì隙exploitable weakness or opportunity
- kě可yǐ以yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- kě可fā发yī一jué噱truly amusing or laughable
- kě可tóng同huàn患，，nán难chu处ān安share adversity, not prosperity
- kě可xǐ喜kě可è愕both delightful and astonishing
- kě可xǐ喜kě可hè贺worthy of joy and congratulations
- kě可xīn心rù如yì意to one's heart's content
- kě可lián怜xī兮xī兮looking pitiful and pathetic
- kě可lián怜bā巴bā巴piteous and pathetic
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What does 可想而知 mean?
可想而知 (kě xiǎng ér zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “it can well be imagined”.
How do you pronounce 可想而知?
可想而知 is pronounced kě xiǎng ér zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 可想而知 literally mean?
Literally, 可想而知 means “can imagine and know”. It is used to mean “it can well be imagined”.
What is the Chinese definition of 可想而知?
不用说明就能想象得到。