# 可想而知 (kěxiǎng'érzhī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 可想而知 (kěxiǎng'érzhī) means “it goes without saying”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: it goes without saying
- Pinyin: kěxiǎng'érzhī (ke3 xiang3 er2 zhi1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 当时的压力可想而知。
  Dāngshí de yālì kěxiǎng'érzhī.
  The pressure then can well be imagined.

## Characters

- [可](https://hanziro.com/word/ke-but-however/) (kě): but, however; can, may
- [想](https://hanziro.com/word/xiang-think/) (xiǎng): to think; to want to
- [而](https://hanziro.com/word/er-and-as-well/) (ér): (conj.) and, as well as; (conj.) but, yet
- 知 (zhī): to know; to be aware

https://hanziro.com/word/ke-xiang-er-zhi-it-goes-without/

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