弄明白 nòng míng bai ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ lung6 ming4 baak6
- to figure out how to do something
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弄
- 嘲弄 cháo nòng ㄔㄠˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zaau1 lung6 to tease
- 弄错 弄錯 nòng cuò ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄛˋ lung6 co3 to err
- 玩弄 wán nòng ㄨㄢˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ wun6 lung6 to play with
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
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- 作弄 zuò nòng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ zok3 lung6 to tease
- 侍弄 shì nòng ㄕˋ ㄋㄨㄥˋ si6 lung6 to look after
- 侮弄 wǔ nòng ㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ mou5 lung6 to mock
- 倒弄 dǎo nong ㄉㄠˇ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ dou2 lung6 to move (things around)
- 劐弄 huō leng ㄏㄨㄛ ˙ㄌㄥ (dialect) to mix
- 呼弄 hū nòng ㄏㄨ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu1 lung6 to fool
- 唬弄 hǔ nòng ㄏㄨˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ fu2 lung6 to fool
- 巷弄 xiàng lòng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄨㄥˋ hong6 lung6 alley
- 弄丢 弄丟 nòng diū ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄡ lung6 diu1 to lose
- 弄乱 弄亂 nòng luàn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ lung6 lyun6 to mess up
- 弄伤 弄傷 nòng shāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ lung6 soeng1 to bruise
- 弄僵 nòng jiāng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ lung6 goeng1 to bring to deadlock
- 弄到 nòng dào ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄠˋ lung6 dou3 to get hold of
- 弄堂 lòng táng ㄌㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ lung6 tong4 (dialect) alley
- 弄坏 弄壞 nòng huài ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄞˋ lung6 waai6 to ruin
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
白
- 坦白 tǎn bái ㄊㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ taan2 baak6 honest
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 惨白 慘白 cǎn bái ㄘㄢˇ ㄅㄞˊ caam2 baak6 deathly pale
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 洁白 潔白 jié bái ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊ git3 baak6 spotlessly white
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- 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime
- 白白 bái bái ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ baak6 baak6 in vain
- 白色 bái sè ㄅㄞˊ ㄙㄜˋ baak6 sik1 white
- 白菜 bái cài ㄅㄞˊ ㄘㄞˋ baak6 coi3 Chinese cabbage, esp. napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
- 白酒 bái jiǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ baak6 zau2 baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum
- 白领 白領 bái lǐng ㄅㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄥˇ baak6 ling5 white-collar
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 苍白 蒼白 cāng bái ㄘㄤ ㄅㄞˊ cong1 baak6 pale
- 表白 biǎo bái ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˊ biu2 baak6 to explain oneself
- 黑白 hēi bái ㄏㄟ ㄅㄞˊ hak1 baak6 black and white
- 白皮书 白皮書 bái pí shū ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄕㄨ baak6 pei4 syu1 white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation)
- 蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄞˊ ㄓˋ daan2 baak6 zat1 protein
- 说白了 說白了 shuō bái le ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄜ syut3 baak6 liu5 to speak frankly
- 开场白 開場白 kāi chǎng bái ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ ㄅㄞˊ hoi1 coeng4 baak6 prologue of play
- 乳白 rǔ bái ㄖㄨˇ ㄅㄞˊ jyu5 baak6 milky white
Idioms with these characters
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi ㄅㄢ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ bun1 lung6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
- 含饴弄孙 含飴弄孫 hán yí nòng sūn ㄏㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄙㄨㄣ ham4 ji4 lung6 syun1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
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- 弄懂弄通 nòng dǒng nòng tōng ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨㄥ lung6 dung2 lung6 tung1 to get a thorough understanding of sth (idiom)
- 弄假成真 nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ lung6 gaa2 sing4 zan1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
- 弄虚作假 弄虛作假 nòng xū zuò jiǎ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ lung6 heoi1 zok3 gaa2 to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
- 弄嘴弄舌 nòng zuǐ nòng shé ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄜˊ lung6 zeoi2 lung6 sit3 to cause a dispute through boastful gossip (idiom)
- 搔首弄姿 sāo shǒu nòng zī ㄙㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄗ sou1 sau2 lung6 zi1 (idiom) to strike a coquettish pose
- 舞文弄墨 wǔ wén nòng mò ㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄛˋ mou5 man4 lung6 mak6 (idiom) to display one's facility with words
- 装神弄鬼 裝神弄鬼 zhuāng shén nòng guǐ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ zong1 san4 lung6 gwai2 lit. to pretend to be in contact with supernatural beings (idiom); fig. to create a false sense of mystery; to play tricks to deceive or scare others; to engage in hocus-pocus
- 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)
- 白费唇舌 白費唇舌 bái fèi chún shé ㄅㄞˊ ㄈㄟˋ ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄜˊ baak6 fai3 seon4 sit3 to whistle down the wind
- 白驹过隙 白駒過隙 bái jū guò xì ㄅㄞˊ ㄐㄩ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧˋ baak6 keoi1 gwo3 kwik1 a white steed flits past a crack (idiom); How time flies!
- 白旄黄钺 白旄黃鉞 bái máo huáng yuè ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩㄝˋ baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6 white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
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- 白眉赤眼 bái méi chì yǎn ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄔˋ ㄧㄢˇ baak6 mei4 cek3 ngaan5 for no reason (idiom)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 白手起家 bái shǒu qǐ jiā ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ baak6 sau2 hei2 gaa1 (idiom) to build up from nothing; to start from scratch
- 白首齐眉 白首齊眉 bái shǒu qí méi ㄅㄞˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄟˊ baak6 sau2 cai4 mei4 (of a couple) to grow old together in mutual respect (idiom)
- 白头偕老 白頭偕老 bái tóu xié lǎo ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄠˇ baak6 tau4 gaai1 lou5 (idiom) (of a married couple) to live together until old age; to remain lifelong companions
- 白苋紫茄 白莧紫茄 bái xiàn zǐ qié ㄅㄞˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄗˇ ㄑㄧㄝˊ baak6 jin6 zi2 ke2 white amaranth, purple eggplant (idiom); common foodstuff, unpretentious lifestyle
- 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 没 沒 弄明白 这个 這個 笑话 笑話 。
I didn't get the joke.
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假如 你 在 老师 老師 讲课 講課 的 时候 時候 再 集中 一点 一點 去 听讲 聽講 的话 的話 ， 你 应该 應該 就 能 弄明白 了 。
If you'd listen a little more carefully to what the teacher says, you'd probably be able to understand.
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