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明白

clear

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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

她 的 意思 很 明白。

Her meaning is very clear.

请 把 原因 说 明白。

Please make the reason clear.

这 不是 很 明白 吗？

Isn’t this perfectly clear?

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