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明
Pinyin: míng
English Definition: bright; opposite: dark 暗 ; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Chinese Definition:
①亮，与“暗”相对：明亮。明媚。明净。明鉴(ａ．明镜；b．指可为借鉴的明显的前例；c．明察)。明灭。明眸。明艳。明星。明珠暗投(喻怀才不遇或好人失足参加坏团伙，亦泛指珍贵的东西得不到赏识)。
②清楚：明白。明显。明晰。明了。明确。明朗。
③懂得，了解：明哲保身。不明事理。深明大义。
④公开，不隐蔽：明说。明讲。明处。
⑤能够看清事物：明察秋毫。耳聪目明。眼明手快。
⑥睿智：英明。贤明。明君。
⑦视觉，眼力：失明。
⑧神灵，泛指祭神供神之物：明器(殉葬用的器物，亦作“冥器”)。
⑨次(专指日或年)：明日。明年。
⑩中国朝代名：明代。
Antonyms: 暗 幽
Total strokes: 8; Radical: 日
Ideographic: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月
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Example Words
说明 shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; Classifiers: 个
证明 zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; Classifiers: 个 ; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
明显 míng xiǎn clear; distinct; obvious
文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture; Classifiers: 个
明确 míng què clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
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