明了 míng liǎo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ming4 liu5
- to understand clearly
- to be clear about
- plain
- clear
- also written 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ
明了 明瞭 míng liǎo ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ming4 liu5
- to understand clearly
- to be clear about
- plain
- clear
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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
了
- 了却 了卻 liǎo què ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄩㄝˋ liu5 koek3 to resolve
- 了结 了結 liǎo jié ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˊ liu5 git3 to settle
- 了解 liǎo jiě ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ liu5 gaai2 to understand
- 吹了 chuī le ㄔㄨㄟ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi1 liu5 failed; busted; to have not succeeded
- 完了 wán le ㄨㄢˊ ˙ㄌㄜ jyun4 liu5 to be finished
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- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 得了 dé le ㄉㄜˊ ˙ㄌㄜ dak1 liu5 all right!
- 极了 極了 jí le ㄐㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ gik6 liu5 extremely
- 为了 為了 wèi le ㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ wai6 liu5 for; for the purpose of; in order to
- 算了 suàn le ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄌㄜ syun3 liu5 let it be
- 罢了 罷了 bà le ㄅㄚˋ ˙ㄌㄜ baa6 liu5 a modal particle indicating (that's all, only, nothing much)
- 除了 chú le ㄔㄨˊ ˙ㄌㄜ ceoi4 liu5 apart from; besides; in addition to (used to exclude, as in 除了他，除了他，谁也没来 "apart from him, nobody came", or to include, as in 除了英語，除了英语，他也会法语 "in addition to English, he also knows French")
- 不得了 bù dé liǎo ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ bat1 dak1 liu5 desperately serious
- 了不起 liǎo bu qǐ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄑㄧˇ liu5 bat1 hei2 amazing
- 免不了 miǎn bù liǎo ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ min5 bat1 liu5 unavoidable
- 别提了 別提了 bié tí le ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄊㄧˊ ˙ㄌㄜ bit6 tai4 liu5 say no more
- 受不了 shòu bù liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 bat1 liu5 unbearable
- 受得了 shòu de liǎo ㄕㄡˋ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄌㄧㄠˇ sau6 dak1 liu5 to put up with; to endure
- 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo ㄕㄠˇ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ siu2 bat1 liu5 cannot do without
- 忘不了 wàng bu liǎo ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄌㄧㄠˇ mong4 bat1 liu5 cannot forget
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 敷衍了事 fū yǎn liǎo shì ㄈㄨ ㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄕˋ fu1 hin2 liu5 si6 (idiom) to do things half-heartedly; to merely go through the motions
- 脸都绿了 臉都綠了 liǎn dōu lǜ le ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄡ ㄌㄩˋ ˙ㄌㄜ lim5 dou1 luk6 liu5 green in the face (idiom)
- 了然于胸 了然於胸 liǎo rán yú xiōng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ ㄩˊ ㄒㄩㄥ liu5 jin4 jyu1 hung1 (idiom) to be well aware; to understand clearly
Show 7 more idioms with 了
- 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓˇ ㄓㄤˇ liu5 jyu4 zi2 zoeng2 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
- 了无生趣 了無生趣 liǎo wú shēng qù ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄑㄩˋ liu5 mou4 saang1 ceoi3 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
- 前缘未了 前緣未了 qián yuán wèi liǎo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ cin4 jyun4 mei6 liu5 one's predestined fate is yet to be fulfilled (idiom)
- 一了百了 yī liǎo bǎi liǎo ㄧ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ jat1 liu5 baak3 liu5 (idiom) once the main problem is solved, all troubles are solved; death ends all one's troubles
- 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 一目了然 一目瞭然 yī mù liǎo rán ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄢˊ jat1 muk6 liu5 jin4 obvious at a glance (idiom)
- 直截了当 直截了當 zhí jié liǎo dàng ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄉㄤˋ zik6 zit6 liu5 dong3 direct and plainspoken (idiom); blunt
Example sentences
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他 失明 了 。
He lost his eyesight.
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汤姆 湯姆 失明 了 。
Tom became blind.
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谁 誰 发明 發明 了 电话 電話 ？
Who invented the telephone?
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他 发明 發明 了 轮子 輪子 。
He invented the wheel.
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贝尔 貝爾 发明 發明 了 什么 什麼 ？
What was invented by Bell?
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