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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

说明 [shuōmíng]
  1. 1. verb [解释明白] explain
  2. 2. verb [证明] prove
  3. 3. noun [证明] explanation
    产品使用说明
    instruction manual

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

说明 [shuōmíng]
  1. 1. explain; illustrate
    你说我对你不好,请举例说明
    我们刚学习了说明文的写法。
    说明理由
    give reasons
    举例说明
    illustrate with examples
    说明机器的用法
    explain how a machine works
  2. 2. show; prove
    结果说明我的分析是正确的。
    事实充分说明这种做法是正确的。
    The results show clearly that this procedure is correct.
  3. 3. explanation; directions; caption; instruction
    我看不懂这个说明
    图片下边附有说明
    There is a caption under the picture.
    服药之前要仔细阅读说明书。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

说明 [shuōmíng]
  1. 1. 解释明白
    说明来意
    说明文。
  2. 2. 解释的话
    说明服药。
  3. 3. 表明;证明
    燕子低飞说明快要下雨了。

Examples

补充说明
additional remarks 补充
请扼要说明
Please explain the main points briefly. 扼要
文件后面附加两项说明
The document has two explanatory notes attached to it. 附加
试举数例,借以说明问题的严重性。
Let me give a few examples to show how serious the problem is. 借以
我可以举出好几件事来说明
I can cite quite a few instances to illustrate.
举例说明
illustrate with examples 举例
说明来意
make clear what one has come for 来意
我再说明一下,免得引起误会。
To avoid any misunderstanding, let me explain once again. 免得
前言说明如何使用这本词典。
The preface explains how to use the dictionary. 前言
用实例说明
illustrate with examples 实例

Collocations

说明情况
to explain the situation
向大家说明
to explain something to everybody
举例说明
to give an example
不愿说明
to be unwilling to explain
说明一下
to give an explanation
说明
a letter of explanation
说明性文字
words of explanation
图片说明
information about a picture
使用说明
usage instructions
作出说明
to make an explanation
充分说明
to explain something sufficiently
事实说明
the facts show

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