míng

明 (míng) is a Chinese word meaning “bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear”.

Meanings

  1. 1bright
  2. 2opposite: dark 暗[an4]
  3. 3(of meaning) clear
  4. 4to understand
  5. 5next
  6. 6public or open
  7. 7wise
  8. 8generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Related words

明白clear; obvious; unequivocal明天tomorrow证明proof聪明intelligent; clever; bright明显clear说明to explain明星star; celebrity明Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)三明治(loanword) sandwich表明to make clear发明to invent明早tomorrow morning

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