可知 (kě) — (adjective) knowable; that can be known; (adverb) evidently; it can be seen that; obviously
Definition
可知 is a formal written marker meaning 'it can be seen that' — used in logical or argumentative text to signal a conclusion from the preceding evidence. Read as a fixed predicate, not as two separate words.
adjective
knowablethat can be known
adverb
evidentlyit can be seen thatobviously
Examples
- 可知。Zhè ge dào lǐ shì kě de.This principle is knowable.
- 可知，。Yóu shí yàn jié guǒ kě, zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ shì yǒu xiào de.From the experiment results, it is evident that this method is effective.
- 可知，。Yóu cǐ kě, jīng jì wèn tí jiě jué le.From this, it can be seen that the economic problem has been solved.
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