明
白

Clear in Chinese: 明白 (míng bai)

míng bai

clear

HSK 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1clear
  2. 2obvious
  3. 3unequivocal
  4. 4to understand
  5. 5to realize

Stroke order

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明
白

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

˙ㄅㄞ

bai

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄞ/ ai

Example sentences

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  • 我不明白。

    wǒ bù míng bái。

    I don't get it.

  • 我明白了。

    wǒ míng bái le。

    I understand.

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Related words

白

bái

white

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

说明

shuō míng

to explain

证明

zhèng míng

proof

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

发明

fā míng

to invent

光明

guāng míng

light

明确

míng què

clear-cut

明显

míng xiǎn

clear

明星

míng xīng

star

透明

tòu míng

transparent

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