Meaning of 可想而知
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kěxiǎng'érzhī
- (idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined
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可 kě · can · 5 strokes
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想 xiǎng · to think · 13 strokes
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而 ér · and · 6 strokes
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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 可想而知.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible |
| 而且 | érqiě | (not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 可爱 | kě'ài | adorable; cute |
| 想法 | xiǎngfǎ | way of thinking; opinion; notion; to think of a way (to do sth) |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful |
| 想到 | xiǎngdào | to think of; to call to mind |
| 通知 | tōngzhī | to notify; to inform |
| 想起 | xiǎngqǐ | to recall; to think of |
Questions about 可想而知
What does 可想而知 mean?
可想而知 (kěxiǎng'érzhī) means "(idiom) (it) goes without saying; can well be imagined".
How do you write 可想而知?
可想而知 is made of 4 characters: 可 (5 strokes), 想 (13 strokes), 而 (6 strokes), 知 (8 strokes). That is 32 strokes in total.
Is 可想而知 an HSK word?
Yes. 可想而知 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.