Definition
直观 (zhíguān) is an adjective meaning 'intuitive, easy to grasp at a glance' — it describes something that can be understood directly through sight or simple perception, like a diagram or a clear interface. It differs from the noun 视觉 (shìjué), which refers to the physical sense of sight or vision itself, not the quality of being easy to understand.
adjective
intuitiveeasy to understand at a glancedirectly perceived through the sensesvisual (as in a diagram or demonstration)
Easily confused
- 只管zhǐ guǎnsound-alikejust go ahead and (do something); feel free to; don't hesitate to
Examples
- 直观，。Zhège jiàoxué ruǎnjiàn shèjì de hěn zhí guān, xuéshēng yí yòng jiù huì.This educational software is designed to be very intuitive — students can use it right away.
- 直观。Diàochá bàogào yòng zhí guān de túbiǎo dàitì le wénzì shuōmíng.The survey report used visual charts instead of textual explanations.
- 直观。Lǎoshī cóng zhí guān de jiǎodù jiěshì le zhè dào nántí.The teacher explained this difficult problem from an intuitive perspective.
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