弄明白
nòng míng bai
Pinyin

Definition

弄明白
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nòng míng bai
  1. to figure out how to do something

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

弄
lòng
  1. 1 lane
  2. 2 alley
明
Míng
  1. 1 Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  2. 2 surname Ming
  3. 3 Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明年
míng nián
  1. 1 next year
明明
míng míng
  1. 1 obviously
  2. 2 plainly
  3. 3 undoubtedly
  4. 4 definitely
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
明白
míng bai
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 obvious
  3. 3 unequivocal
  4. 4 to understand
  5. 5 to realize
明显
míng xiǎn
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 obvious
白
Bái
  1. 1 surname Bai
白天
bái tiān
  1. 1 daytime
  2. 2 during the day
  3. 3 day
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
白羊座
Bái yáng zuò
  1. 1 Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
聪明
cōng ming
  1. 1 intelligent
  2. 2 clever
  3. 3 bright
  4. 4 smart
  5. 5 acute (of sight and hearing)
说明
shuō míng
  1. 1 to explain
  2. 2 to illustrate
  3. 3 to indicate
  4. 4 to show
  5. 5 to prove
  6. 6 explanation
  7. 7 directions
  8. 8 caption
  9. 9 CL:個|个[gè]
证明
zhèng míng
  1. 1 proof
  2. 2 certificate
  3. 3 identification
  4. 4 testimonial
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
  6. 6 to prove
  7. 7 to testify
  8. 8 to confirm the truth of
三明治
sān míng zhì
  1. 1 sandwich (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
伊丽莎白
Yī lì shā bái
  1. 1 Elizabeth (person name)
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
光明正大
guāng míng zhèng dà
  1. 1 (of a person) honorable
  2. 2 not devious
  3. 3 (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard
  4. 4 without tricks
  5. 5 openly
  6. 6 (of a situation) out in the open
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly

Idioms (20)

一清二白
yī qīng èr bái
  1. 1 perfectly clean
  2. 2 blameless
  3. 3 unimpeachable (idiom)
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不问青红皂白
bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
俨如白昼
yǎn rú bái zhòu
  1. 1 as bright as daylight (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
含饴弄孙
hán yí nòng sūn
  1. 1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
唱白脸
chàng bái liǎn
  1. 1 to play the role of the villain (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true

Sample Sentences

这几个生词意思很像，我一定要弄明白。
zhè jǐ ge shēngcí yìsi hěn xiàng ，wǒ yīdìng yào nòng míngbai 。
These terms are very similar in meaning, I have to get a clear understanding of them.
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的确有很多企业的老总开地基选楼盘都讲究风水，特别是一些港商和台商，不过这风水到底讲究的是什么呢？我到现在也没弄明白。
díquè yǒu hěn duō qǐyè de lǎozǒng kāi dìjī xuǎn lóupán dōu jiǎngjiu fēngshuǐ ，tèbié shì yīxiē gǎngshāng hé táishāng ，bùguò zhè fēngshuǐ dàodǐ jiǎngjiu de shì shénme ne ？wǒ dào xiànzài yě méi nòng míngbai 。
The heads of a lot of companies definitely give fengshui serious consideration when they choose a location for their foundation. That's especially true for Hong Kong and Taiwanese businesspeople. But what does fengshui take into consideration, anyway? To this day, I've never figured it out.
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