Font Size
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 明白
[míngbai]
-
-
1.
形
清楚；容易了解
-
道理说得很明白。
-
-
2.
形
公开的；明确
-
他已明白表示不去旅游了。
-
-
3.
形
通情达理的
-
老张是个明白人。
-
-
4.
动
知道；懂得
-
我明白你的用意。
-
-
5.
作动词时，"明白"常指"懂得"；"清楚"常指"了解"。
Examples
-
他不至于连这一点道理也不明白。
-
He must have more sense than that.
-
经他解释之后，我才明白是怎么回事。
-
I didn't understand what was going on until he explained it to me.
-
一点他就明白了。
-
He quickly took the hint.
-
放明白些。
-
Be sensible.
-
一说她就明白，用不着人费话。
-
Just mention it and she'll catch on. It won't take much talking.
-
他的话很含糊，我不明白是什么意思。
-
He was rather vague. I don't know what he really meant.
-
做到家喻户晓，人人明白
-
make known to every household and individual
-
咱们谈的这些老话，年轻人都不大明白了。
-
What we are saying about the old days is incomprehensible to young people.
-
这不是很明白的吗？
-
Isn't this perfectly clear?
-
Collocations
-
明白事理
-
understanding
-
十分明白
-
to have a clear mind
-
心里明白
-
to have a clear mind
-
明白人
-
a person with common sense
-
弄明白
-
to know or get clear about something
Would you like to know more about this word? Simply click the button on the right to ask real people.
You can also check your questions and answers at ‘ My nciku > Posts ’.
Handwrite Characters
Print
