一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
一目了然
yímùliǎorán
clear at a glance; immediately obvious
Characters in this word
目 mù
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 目 — eye
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
了 le
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这张表列出了每个人的任务，谁负责什么一目了然。 Zhè zhāng biǎo lièchū le měi ge rén de rènwù, shéi fùzé shénme yímùliǎorán. This table lists everyone's tasks; who is responsible for what is clear at a glance.
- 地图上的路线画得很清楚，怎么走一目了然。 Dìtú shàng de lùxiàn huà de hěn qīngchu, zěnme zǒu yímùliǎorán. The route on the map is drawn very clearly; how to go is obvious at a glance.
- 账单列出了每项费用，花了多少钱一目了然。 Zhàngdān liè chū le měi xiàng fèiyòng, huā le duōshāo qián yímùliǎorán. The bill lists every charge; how much was spent is clear at a glance.
Related words
- 一 yī one
- 一半 yíbàn half
- 一会儿 yíhuìr a moment, a little while
- 一块儿 yíkuàir together
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 一样 yíyàng the same, alike
- 一边 yìbiān one side; while (doing two things at once)
- 一点儿 yìdiǎnr a little, a bit
- 一起 yìqǐ together
- 一些 yìxiē some, a few
- 不一定 bùyídìng not necessarily
- 不一会儿 bùyíhuìr in a short while