不明

bù míng

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Definitions

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

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Example Sentences

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这种说法的来源 不明 。

The source of this saying is unclear.

他的去向 不明 。

His whereabouts are unknown.

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. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 不明

• 下落不明 下落不明 xià luò bù míng: unaccounted
• 不明不白 不明不白 bù míng bù bái: obscure
• 不明事理 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ: not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
• 不明就里 不明就里 bù míng jiù lǐ: not to understand the situation
• 不明确 不明确 bù míng què: indefinite
• 不明觉厉 不明觉厉 bù míng jué lì: although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
• 不明飞行物 不明飞行物 bù míng fēi xíng wù: unidentified flying object (UFO)
• 来历不明 来历不明 lái lì bù míng: of unknown origin
• 来路不明 来路不明 lái lù bù míng: unidentified origin
• 去向不明 去向不明 qù xiàng bù míng: missing
• 死因不明 死因不明 sǐ yīn bù míng: unknown cause of death

Child Words of 不明

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 明 明 míng: bright