不明 bù míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 ming4
- not clear
- unknown
- to fail to understand
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More words with these characters
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
Idioms with these characters
- 爱不忍释 愛不忍釋 ài bù rěn shì ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˇ ㄕˋ oi3 bat1 jan2 sik1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom)
- 爱不释手 愛不釋手 ài bù shì shǒu ㄞˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕㄡˇ oi3 bat1 sik1 sau2 (idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
- 哀而不伤 哀而不傷 āi ér bù shāng ㄞ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤ oi1 ji4 bat1 soeng1 deeply felt but not mawkish (idiom)
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- 爱理不理 愛理不理 ài lǐ bù lǐ ㄞˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˇ oi3 lei5 bat1 lei5 (idiom) standoffish; indifferent
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 把持不定 bǎ chí bù dìng ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ baa2 ci4 bat1 ding6 indecisive (idiom)
- 百读不厌 百讀不厭 bǎi dú bù yàn ㄅㄞˇ ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˋ baak3 duk6 bat1 jim3 to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
- 百思不解 bǎi sī bù jiě ㄅㄞˇ ㄙ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ baak3 si1 bat1 gaai2 to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom)
- 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5 to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
Example sentences
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不明 白 。
I don't understand.
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我 不明 白 。
I don't get it.
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你 不明 白 。
You don't understand.
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我 还 還 不明 白 。
I'm still puzzled.
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汤姆 湯姆 不明 白 。
Tom doesn't understand.
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