挑明 tiǎo míng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ tiu1 ming4
- to illuminate
- to open up (a topic)
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挑
- 挑剔 tiāo ti ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄊㄧ tiu1 tik1 picky
- 挑战 挑戰 tiǎo zhàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄢˋ tiu1 zin3 to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
- 挑起 tiǎo qǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧˇ tiu1 hei2 to provoke
- 挑选 挑選 tiāo xuǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄒㄩㄢˇ tiu1 syun2 to choose
- 挑衅 挑釁 tiǎo xìn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ tiu1 jan6 to provoke; provocation
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- 单挑 單挑 dān tiǎo ㄉㄢ ㄊㄧㄠˇ daan1 tiu1 to pick
- 挑刺 tiāo cì ㄊㄧㄠ ㄘˋ tiu1 ci3 to carp
- 挑动 挑動 tiǎo dòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ tiu1 dung6 to entice
- 挑唆 tiǎo suō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄨㄛ tiu1 so1 to incite
- 挑嘴 tiāo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 picky about food
- 挑嘴 tiǎo zuǐ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ tiu1 zeoi2 to sow discord
- 挑夫 tiāo fū ㄊㄧㄠ ㄈㄨ tiu1 fu1 porter
- 挑子 tiāo zi ㄊㄧㄠ ˙ㄗ tiu1 zi2 carrying pole and its load
- 挑弄 tiǎo nòng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄨㄥˋ tiu1 lung6 to incite
- 挑拣 挑揀 tiāo jiǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˇ tiu1 gaan2 to pick and choose
- 挑拨 挑撥 tiǎo bō ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ tiu1 but6 to incite disharmony
- 挑染 tiāo rǎn ㄊㄧㄠ ㄖㄢˇ tiu1 jim5 highlight (hair)
- 挑灯 挑燈 tiǎo dēng ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄥ tiu1 dang1 to light a lamp
- 挑檐 挑簷 tiǎo yán ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄢˊ tiu1 jim4 eaves
- 挑花 tiǎo huā ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄚ tiu1 faa1 cross-stitch (embroidery)
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
- 目挑心招 mù tiǎo xīn zhāo ㄇㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄓㄠ muk6 tiu1 sam1 ziu1 the eye incites, the heart invites (idiom); flirtatious
- 挑拨离间 挑撥離間 tiǎo bō lí jiàn ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄌㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ tiu1 but6 lei4 gaan3 to sow dissension (idiom); to drive a wedge between
- 挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi ㄊㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄛ ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ tiu1 but6 si6 fei1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
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- 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)