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Pinyin: míng
English Definition: bright; opposite: dark ; (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:
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic: The light of the sun and moon
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Example Words
说明 shuō míng to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; Classifiers:
证明 zhèng míng proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; Classifiers: ; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
明显 míng xiǎn clear; distinct; obvious
文明 wén míng civilized; civilization; culture; Classifiers:
明确 míng què clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
More: 明* | *明 | *明*
Example Sentences
1
I understand.
2
I will come back tomorrow.
3
16
Xiao Ming is only 16 years old
4
Next year is the year of the rabbit.
5
It will rain tomorrow.