顾名思义 (gù míng-sī yì) — as the name implies; as the term suggests

Definition

Examples

• 顾名思义，这种花叫向日葵，总是朝着太阳开放。
  gù míng-sī yì, Zhè zhǒng huā jiào xiàng rì kuí, zǒng shì cháo zhe tài yáng kāi fàng.
  As the name implies, this flower is called sunflower and always opens towards the sun.
• 他被称为'小诸葛'，顾名思义，他非常聪明。
  Tā bèi chēng wéi ' xiǎo zhū gě ', gù míng-sī yì, tā fēi cháng cōng ming.
  He is called 'Little Zhuge', and as the name implies, he is very smart.
• 这家餐厅名叫'闻香来'，顾名思义，饭菜的香味很远就能闻到。
  Zhè jiā cān tīng míng jiào ' wén xiāng lái ', gù míng-sī yì, fàn cài de xiāng wèi hěn yuǎn jiù néng wén dào.
  The restaurant is called 'Smell the Fragrance and Come'; as the name implies, the aroma of the food can be smelled from far away.