明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 HSK 1 進階級 · Level 3 高階級 · Level 4 流利級 · Level 5
- clear; obvious; unequivocal
- sensible; reasonable
- to understand; to realize
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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
- 发明 發明 fā míng ㄈㄚ ㄇㄧㄥˊ faat3 ming4 to invent
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
- 洁白 潔白 jié bái ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄅㄞˊ git3 baak6 spotlessly white
- 白天 bái tiān ㄅㄞˊ ㄊㄧㄢ baak6 tin1 daytime
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- 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
- 剖白 pōu bái ㄆㄡ ㄅㄞˊ fau2 baak6 to explain oneself
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)
- 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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明白 。
I got it.
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我 明白 。
I get it.
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明白 了 。
I got it.
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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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