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clear

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ming2bai5 míngbai

Alternative Pinyin

ming2bai2 míngbái

Meaning


Primary

clear

Hint

This has both the figurative and literal meaning of clear. In Taiwan it is less commonly pronounced ming2bai5.

Mnemonic


Something that is 明 bright 白 white is 明白 clear. In fact, if it is too 白 white, it'll make you [5] silent as you stand in awe at how 明白 clear it is.

Usage


我 明白 了。

I understand.

这 个 问题 很 明白。

This matter is quite clear.

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