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
sandwich (loanword)
light
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
clear
to lose one's eyesight
civilized
bright
postcard
tomorrow
bright and beautiful
next year
tomorrow
obviously
star
sensible
bright
clear
clear-cut; definite; explicit
clear
to investigate and find out
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
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
lighting
to invent
astute; shrewd; smart
intelligent
to state
wise
to make clear
to explain
(technical) manual
proof
transparent
enlightened
Gaoming District of Foshan City 佛山市[fó shān shì], Guangdong
bright
dawn; daybreak
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian
unaccounted
not clear
obscure
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
not to understand the situation
indefinite
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
unidentified flying object (UFO)
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
goes without saying; obvious; self-evident
opaque
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
Birmingham
of unknown origin
unidentified origin
late Yuan and early Ming
foresight
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[shēn zhèn shì], Guangdong
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
(of a person) honorable
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)
disclaimer
Mesopotamian civilization
club sandwich
to specify
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
birth certificate
birth certificate
to list
to distinguish
dull (lamplight)
translucent
Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou
missing
ancient civilization
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
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]
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[táng xuán zōng], reigned 712-756
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
(astronomy) Venus
strict and impartial
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
explanatory diagram
to consolidate and clarify
foreigner's certificate of residence
Dominica
to shine brightly
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[jǐ nán], Shandong
king prawn
dawn
blindness
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[zhū gě liàng]
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
amphetamine (loanword)
to declare
affidavit
keenly observant of trivial details
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[chóng zuǒ], Guangxi
clever-clever
layered; structured; made up of distinct parts
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Chongming Island
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[kūn míng], Yunnan
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
(literary) dawn
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
to figure out how to do something
to show clearly
obvious
hindsight
to restore the Ming dynasty
twilight
to be well aware
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[xià mén shì] (Amoy), Fujian
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates
Wyoming, US state
Wyoming, US state
prospectus
to show clearly
to illuminate
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
to ascertain
to pretend to not know
to show clearly
to pretend not to know (idiom)
detailed accounting
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
civilize
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]
lifestyle diseases
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]
to show one's colors
Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Kunming Lake
flourishing
to understand clearly
an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[píng chéng] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[zhū gāo chì]
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
to decree
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)
Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[chú zhōu], Anhui
luminosity
lavender blue
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
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
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
simile
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
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]
see you tomorrow
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[hóng wǔ]
to be officially wed
see 松明[sōng míng]
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[zhū yuán zhāng], a World Heritage site
temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[xuān dé]
to note clearly
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[míng cháo] (1368-1644)
Minnesota, USA
Minnesota
Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
highest virtue
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
intelligent
Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[yǒng lè]
dummy (in bridge)
evident
Manichaeism
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
expressly stipulated (in writing)
Minsk, capital of Belarus
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)