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不明

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bù míng

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Definitions

  1. 1. not clear
  2. 2. unknown
  3. 3. to fail to understand

Example Sentences

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不明 白。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 4878951)
我 不明 白。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 340435)
你 不明 白。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2032284)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.

Words Containing 不明

下落不明
xià luò bù míng

unaccounted

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ

not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense

来历不明
lái lì bù míng

of unknown origin

不明确
bù míng què

indefinite

不明觉厉
bù míng jué lì

although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)

死因不明
sǐ yīn bù míng

unknown cause of death

去向不明
qù xiàng bù míng

missing

不明就里
bù míng jiù lǐ

not to understand the situation

不明飞行物
bù míng fēi xíng wù

unidentified flying object (UFO)

不明不白
bù míng bù bái

obscure

来路不明
lái lù bù míng

unidentified origin

Child Words of 不明

不
bù

no; not so

明
míng

bright

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