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明白

míng bai
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Adjective Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. clear
  2. 2. obvious
  3. 3. unequivocal
  4. 4. to understand
  5. 5. to realize

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Usage notes

Collocations

Common in the phrase 我不明白 (I don't understand).

Common mistakes

明白 cannot be directly followed by a noun to mean 'understand a person'; use 理解 instead.

Example Sentences

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我 明白 你的用意。
I understand your intention.
我不 明白 这个问题。
I don't understand this question.
哦,我 明白 了!
Oh, I see!
此时,他 明白 了真相。
At this moment, he understood the truth.
嗯,我 明白 了。
Mm, I understand.

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