直观 (zhí guān) — intuitive, easy to understand at a glance; directly perceived through the senses; visual (as in a diagram or demonstration)
Definition
An adjective meaning 'intuitive, visually obvious' — something easy to grasp at a glance (a diagram, demo, or explanation). Don't confuse with the noun 视觉 ('vision' as a sense); 直观 describes how clearly something is perceived, not the sense itself.
adjective
intuitiveeasy to understand at a glancedirectly perceived through the sensesvisual (as in a diagram or demonstration)
Examples
- 直观，。Zhè ge jiào xué ruǎn jiàn shè jì dé hěn zhí guān, xué shēng yí yòng jiù huì.This educational software is designed to be very intuitive — students can use it right away.
- 直观。Diào chá bào gào yòng zhí guān de tú biǎo dài tì le wén zì shuō míng.The survey report used visual charts instead of textual explanations.
- 直观。Lǎo shī cóng zhí guān de jiǎo dù jiě shì le zhè dào nán tí.The teacher explained this difficult problem from an intuitive perspective.
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