明
míng
Pinyin
Definition
明
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- bright
- opposite: dark 暗[àn]
- (of meaning) clear
- to understand
- next
- public or open
- wise
- generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
明
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- Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
- surname Ming
- 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
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
不明事理
- 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
- 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
- 1 self-explanatory
- 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
- 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
- 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
Sample Sentences
你需要一个团队,我明白。可是老板还没同意。
I understand that you need a team. But our boss hasn’t given us the green light/
我明白,但是我不太同意。
I understand, but I don’t really agree with it.
明儿你就给我出门儿去找工作,别成天赖在家里。没个正经工作,我看你上哪儿找媳妇儿!
Tomorrow You’re gonna go out and get a job. Don’t stay home all day. If you don’t have a serious job, I’ll see where you can find a wife!
差不多先生的相貌和你和我都差不多。他有一双眼睛,但看的不很清楚;有两只耳朵,但听的不很分明;有鼻子和嘴,但他对于气味和口味都不很讲究。
Mr. Chabuduo’s appearance resembles yours and mine. He has two eyes - but does not see things very clearly. He has two ears - but they don't listen very well. He has a nose and a mouth, but does not distinguish much between different smells and tastes.
他常说:“凡事只要差不多,就好了。何必太精明呢?”
He would often say, "Things only have to be close enough to be good. Why bother to do things precisely all the time?”
他的脑子也不小,但他的记性却不很精明,他的思想也不很细密。
His head isn't particularly small - however - his memory isn't very good.
王总,您难得来上海,明天我带您去一些景区逛逛吧?
Mr. Wang, you seldom have such opportunity to come to Shanghai, Shall I take you to pay a visit to some scenic areas?
没问题,我明天派车去接您。
No problem. I’ll send a car to pick you up tomorrow.
老板,今天的活动没那么顺利,但是我们明天会改进的。
Boss, the event didn’t go very well today, but we will do better tomorrow.
现在下班了,请你明天再来吧。
It’s after office hours now, please come back again tomorrow.