HSK 7
由此可见
yóu cǐ kě jiàn
由此可见 (From this it can be seen)
Explanation
由此可见 (yóu cǐ kě jiàn) is a fixed phrase meaning 'from this it can be seen (that)/therefore it is clear', used to draw a conclusion or judgment from what was just stated before.
[evidence/facts already stated] + 由此可见 (yóu cǐ kě jiàn) + [conclusion]; it usually stands at the head of the concluding clause and may be followed immediately by a comma.
when summarizing or inferring an obvious evaluation based on the evidence just presented. It carries a written, argumentative, reasoning coloring.
由此可见 must come after the supporting evidence, not be placed at the beginning of a text before any basis is given; and what follows it is a conclusion, not new evidence. Do not write it as '可见由此' (wrong order).
Examples
Many Chinese children study calligraphy from an early age; from this it can be seen how important a place calligraphy holds in Chinese education.
He fantasizes about what he will do in the future once he lives at his grandfather's house, going on about it over and over endlessly; from this it can be seen that he feels no real reluctance to leave his mother at all.
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