可想而知
kěxiǎng'érzhī
easy to imagine; as one can imagine
Characters in this word
而 ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 而 — and, and then, and yet
知 zhī
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow, dart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这项政策若没有配套资金，执行效果可想而知。 Zhè xiàng zhèngcè ruò méiyǒu pèitào zījīn, zhíxíng xiàoguǒ kě xiǎng ér zhī. If this policy lacks supporting funds, its implementation effect is easy to imagine.
- 他连续三天没睡觉，精神状态可想而知。 Tā liánxù sān tiān méi shuìjiào, jīngshén zhuàngtài kě xiǎng ér zhī. He has not slept for three days, so you can imagine his state of mind.
- 外面下着大雨，路上堵成什么样可想而知。 Wàimiàn xià zhe dàyǔ, lùshang dǔ chéng shénme yàng kě xiǎng ér zhī. It is pouring outside, so you can imagine how bad the traffic is.