| 1 | 明显 | 明顯 | míng xiǎn | ming2 xian3 | clear; distinct; obvious | | |
| 2 | 明确 | 明確 | míng què | ming2 que4 | clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite | | |
| 3 | 明天 | 明天 | míng tiān | ming2 tian1 | tomorrow | | |
| 4 | 明白 | 明白 | míng bai | ming2 bai5 | clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize | | |
| 5 | 明 | 明 | míng | ming2 | bright; opposite: dark 暗 ; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 Farmer God | | |
| 6 | 明亮 | 明亮 | míng liàng | ming2 liang4 | bright; shining; glittering; to become clear | | |
| 7 | 明年 | 明年 | míng nián | ming2 nian2 | next year | | |
| 8 | 明明 | 明明 | míng míng | ming2 ming2 | obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely | | |
| 9 | 明代 | 明代 | míng dài | Ming2 dai4 | the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) | | |
| 10 | 明朝 | 明朝 | míng zhāo | ming2 zhao1 | tomorrow morning; the following morning | | |
| 11 | 明朝 | 明朝 | míng cháo | Ming2 chao2 | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) | | |
| 12 | 明星 | 明星 | míng xīng | ming2 xing1 | star; celebrity | | |
| 13 | 明知 | 明知 | míng zhī | ming2 zhi1 | to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well | | |
| 14 | 明朗 | 明朗 | míng lǎng | ming2 lang3 | bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful | | |
| 15 | 明月 | 明月 | míng yuè | ming2 yue4 | bright moon; refers to 夜明珠 , a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; Classifiers: 轮 | | |
| 16 | 明了 | 明瞭 | míng liǎo | ming2 liao3 | to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明了 ; to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear | | |
| 17 | 明清 | 明清 | míng qīng | Ming2 Qing1 | the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties | | |
| 18 | 明文规定 | 明文規定 | míng wén guī dìng | ming2 wen2 gui1 ding4 | expressly stipulated (in writing) | | |
| 19 | 明里暗里 | 明裡暗裡 | míng lǐ àn lǐ | ming2 li3 an4 li3 | overtly and secretly; explicitly and implicitly | | |
| 20 | 明子 | 明子 | míng zi | ming2 zi5 | see 松明 | | |
| 21 | 明澈 | 明澈 | míng chè | ming2 che4 | clear; limpid | | |
| 22 | 明朝体 | 明朝體 | míng cháo tǐ | Ming2 chao2 ti3 | Mincho font | | |
| 23 | 明察秋毫 | 明察秋毫 | míng chá qiū háo | ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2 | lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. perceptive of even the finest detail | | |
| 24 | 明德 | 明德 | míng dé | ming2 de2 | highest virtue; illustrious virtue | | |
| 25 | 明辨 | 明辨 | míng biàn | ming2 bian4 | to discern; to distinguish clearly | | |