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明白
míngbai
1. clear
2. obvious
3. unequivocal
4. to understand
5. to realize
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown

明
míng
bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light
HSK 1 8 丶
白
bái
white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (2)

弄明白
nòngmíngbai
to figure out how to do something
放着明白装糊涂
fàngzhemíngbaizhuānghútu
to pretend not to know (idiom)

Example Sentences (1)

以后有什么不明白的地方，可以给我打电话或者发电子邮件。
Yǐhòu yǒu shénme bù míngbái de dìfang, kěyǐ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà huòzhě fā diànzǐ yóujiàn.
In the future, if there’s anything you don't understand, you can call me or send me an email.
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
295 of 84,292