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明
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Definitions
- 1. bright
- 2. opposite: dark 暗[àn]
- 3. (of meaning) clear
- 4. to understand
- 5. next
- 6. public or open
- 7. wise
- 8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Example Sentences
1 shown明 天，我們會有一個數學測驗。
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Words Containing 明
bright
shining
highest virtue
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
inventor
clear
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly
to invent and innovate
Mincho
reasonable
to state explicitly
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
individuality
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[chén shuǐ biǎn]
dull (lamplight)
king prawn
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
to note clearly
lighting
translucent
perspicacious person
affidavit
(astronomy) Venus
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[míng cháo] (1368-1644)
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[lǐ bó yuán] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[lǐ bǎo jiā] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[bā guó lián jūn]
to explain
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
to stipulate
to have bright eyes and white teeth
indefinite
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[méi lán fāng] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
to clarify
detailed accounting
hindsight
electric lighting
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
to flicker
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[xuān dé]
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Mincho narrow font
lifestyle diseases
to renounce the dark and seek the light
unidentified flying object (UFO)
clear-cut; definite; explicit
to mark
(neologism c. 2014) celebrity with a huge, devoted fan base
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
if one is too calculating, it will be the cause of one's own undoing (famous line in \A Dream of Red Mansions\ 紅樓夢|红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng])
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
sharp image
to stipulate
Gaoming District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
clear
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
to show clearly
the brightest jewel in the crown
Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
to point out
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
club sandwich
to distinguish
arsphenamine
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
to specify
Benjamin (person name)
strict and impartial
not to understand the situation
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
flare; star shell
transparent
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
darkness comes before dawn
both publicly and privately; both overtly and secretly; both explicitly and implicitly
Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[yǒng lè]
enlightened sage
Chongming Island
Chongming island county, Shanghai
keenly observant of trivial details
to consolidate and clarify
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
to show one's colors
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
Oriental Pearl Tower
to decree
to say clearly
(open, uncovered) water channel
birth certificate
wise and capable
Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng], reigned 712-756
to list
to state explicitly in writing
copyright statement
sensible
dawn
certificate
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
enlightened sovereign
to shine brightly
dummy (in bridge)
Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), Ming dynasty calligrapher
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
twilight
to declare
lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[bāo tóu], Inner Mongolia
hyaluronic acid
openly and without fear
wise and resolute
to be well aware
Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor
to figure out how to do something
astute; shrewd; smart
highly intelligent; brilliant
flame
daybreak
gelatin
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
schedule
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
Wyoming, US state
(literary) dawn
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng]
to show clearly
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
to invent
clear
the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
material culture
late Ming
prawn
Kunming Lake
to state clearly
Der Spiegel
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
unaccounted
tomorrow
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates
to explain clearly
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
clear
late Ming and early Qing
luminosity
of unknown origin
proof
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
enlightened
to get smart
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
foresight
simile
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
(botany) cassia
clear and bright
Eastern civilization
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
arsphenamine
clever and quick-witted
to make clear
goes without saying; obvious; self-evident
to pretend to not know
late Yuan and early Ming
clear place
Dominica
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
simple and clear
glistening and piercing
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
upright and honest
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
foreigner's certificate of residence
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
tomorrow
Benjamin (name)
material and spiritual culture
to declare at the outset (idiom)
(botany) cassia seed
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[zhū yuán zhāng], a World Heritage site
see 松明[sōng míng]
clever-clever
clear proof
see 聰明一世，糊塗一時|聪明一世，糊涂一时[cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí]
publicly; outwardly; professedly
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng]
bright
civilized
bright
Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学[xīn xué]
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
blindness
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
Manichaeism
to ascertain
lavender blue
flourishing
brightly lit
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
too clever by half
statement
Gaoming District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[píng chéng] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
dawn; daybreak
Oriental Pearl Television Tower
to have a high notion of one's duty
sensible act
Scotch tape
to restore the Ming dynasty
altar lamp burning day and night
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
(technical) manual
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[shēn zhèn shì], Guangdong
inventor
brief and to the point (idiom)
tomorrow morning
brightly lit
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
clear and detailed
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié qi] 5th-19th April
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
at dawn
club sandwich
to pretend not to know (idiom)
birth certificate
Wyoming, US state
opaque
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
identification document
to think oneself clever (idiom)
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
to lose one's eyesight
transparency
bright
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国[lǔ guó] to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[zuǒ zhuàn] is attributed
obviously
bright and beautiful
Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
lit. many nights under a harsh moon
white cane (used by the blind)
avidya (Buddhism)
wise
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
prospectus
Minnesota, USA
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
civilize
(of a person) honorable
see you tomorrow
obvious
next year
evident
intelligent and capable (idiom)
to identify
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
to ascertain
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[sān míng], Fujian
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[ān lù shān], participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[ān shǐ zhī luàn]
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director
Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[míng tiān qǐ]
to be fully aware of
sharp-sighted and deft
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
amphetamine (loanword)
deities
Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
sensible
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
Al-Amin
knowing oneself (idiom)
organza (fabric)
tomorrow morning
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
probative value
Zhao Gongming, God of Wealth in the Chinese folk tradition and Taoism
able and efficient
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[kāi fēng shì], Henan
intelligence and wisdom
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
to explain
unidentified origin
ancient civilization
pearl
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[zhū gāo chì]
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
intelligent
disclaimer
Minsk, capital of Belarus
explanatory diagram
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
to state
Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)
alum
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgment (idiom)
Mincho font
Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
bright and beautiful
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
to ask a question, already knowing the answer
Mesopotamian civilization
Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
bright moon
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
not clear
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[hé zé], Shandong
Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[zhèng dé]
highly intelligent; brilliant
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
concise but unambiguous (idiom)
star
Mt Yangming in Hunan
to blaspheme
to declare
to identify
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc)
joint declaration
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
bright and clean
to be officially wed
obscure
expressly stipulated (in writing)
clear
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
inventor
Minnesota
layered; structured; made up of distinct parts
reasonable; of good judgment
Birmingham
Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[zhū yóu xiào] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗[míng xī zōng]
to investigate and find out
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
spiritual culture
postcard
to elucidate
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
tomorrow evening
dim light
to show clearly
to reveal, make known
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[wèi hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu)
just and honorable
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
to distinguish clearly
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
sandwich (loanword)
pine torch
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[zhāng tíng yù] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
to illuminate
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
lovely spring sunshine
unknown cause of death
missing
lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom)
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
see 清風明月|清风明月[qīng fēng míng yuè]
to understand clearly
transparency
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
ID card
clear and simple
intelligent
to clearly indicate
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
information meeting
light
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
QED