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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
明年 míngnián	明年 \| 明年* \| *明年	next year	HSK 1


明白 míngbai	明白 \| 明白* \| *明白	clear; obvious; unequivocal / sensible; reasonable / to understand; to realize	HSK 1


明天 míngtiān	明天 \| 明天* \| *明天	tomorrow	HSK 1


说明 shuōmíng	说明 \| 说明* \| *说明	to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個｜个	說明 HSK 2


明星 míngxīng	明星 \| 明星* \| *明星	star; celebrity	HSK 2


声明 shēngmíng	声明 \| 声明* \| *声明	to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL: 項｜项, 份	聲明 HSK 3


发明 fāmíng	发明 \| 发明* \| *发明	to invent / an invention / CL: 個｜个	發明 HSK 3


证明 zhèngmíng	证明 \| 证明* \| *证明	proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL: 個｜个 / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of	證明 HSK 3


文明 wénmíng	文明 \| 文明* \| *文明	civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個｜个	HSK 3


明显 míngxiǎn	明显 \| 明显* \| *明显	clear / distinct / obvious	明顯 HSK 3


表明 biǎomíng	表明 \| 表明* \| *表明	to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known	HSK 3


光明 guāngmíng	光明 \| 光明* \| *光明	light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted	HSK 3


明确 míngquè	明确 \| 明确* \| *明确	clear-cut; definite; explicit / to clarify; to specify; to make definite	明確 HSK 3


透明 tòumíng	透明 \| 透明* \| *透明	transparent / (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny	HSK 4


鲜明 xiānmíng	鲜明 \| 鲜明* \| *鲜明	(of colors) bright; fresh and clear / clear-cut; distinct	鮮明 HSK 4


聪明 cōngming	聪明 \| 聪明* \| *聪明	intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)	聰明 HSK 5


明明 míngmíng	明明 \| 明明* \| *明明	obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely	HSK 5


明亮 míngliàng	明亮 \| 明亮* \| *明亮	bright / shining / glittering / to become clear	HSK 5


明日 míngrì	明日 \| 明日* \| *明日	tomorrow	HSK 6


三明治 sānmíngzhì	三明治 \| 三明治* \| *三明治	(loanword) sandwich	HSK 6


说明书 shuōmíngshū	说明书 \| 说明书* \| *说明书	(technical) manual / (book of) directions / synopsis (of a play or film) / specification (patent) / CL: 本	說明書 HSK 6


清明节 Qīngmíngjié	清明节 \| 清明节* \| *清明节	Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)	清明節 HSK 6


高明 gāomíng	高明 \| 高明* \| *高明	brilliant; superior; wise	HSK 7-9


查明 chámíng	查明 \| 查明* \| *查明	to investigate and find out / to ascertain	HSK 7-9


照明 zhàomíng	照明 \| 照明* \| *照明	lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate	HSK 7-9


黎明 límíng	黎明 \| 黎明* \| *黎明	dawn; daybreak	HSK 7-9


失明 shīmíng	失明 \| 失明* \| *失明	to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness	HSK 7-9


明智 míngzhì	明智 \| 明智* \| *明智	sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious	HSK 7-9


明媚 míngmèi	明媚 \| 明媚* \| *明媚	bright and beautiful	HSK 7-9


光明磊落 guāngmínglěiluò	光明磊落 \| 光明磊落* \| *光明磊落	open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright	HSK 7-9


分明 fēnmíng	分明 \| 分明* \| *分明	clear / distinct / evidently / clearly	HSK 7-9


清明 qīngmíng	清明 \| 清明* \| *清明	clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered	HSK 7-9


明朗 mínglǎng	明朗 \| 明朗* \| *明朗	bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful	HSK 7-9


精明 jīngmíng	精明 \| 精明* \| *精明	astute; shrewd; smart	HSK 7-9


明 Míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God


明 míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods


明细 míngxì	明细 \| 明细* \| *明细	clear and detailed / definite / details (are as follows:)	明細


阳明 Yángmíng	阳明 \| 阳明* \| *阳明	Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang	陽明


明仁 Míngrén	明仁 \| 明仁* \| *明仁	Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成 emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019


阐明 chǎnmíng	阐明 \| 阐明* \| *阐明	to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound	闡明


明月 míngyuè	明月 \| 明月* \| *明月	bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL: 輪｜轮


明朝 Míngcháo	明朝 \| 明朝* \| *明朝	Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)


明朝 míngzhāo	明朝 \| 明朝* \| *明朝	tomorrow morning / the following morning


探明 tànmíng	探明 \| 探明* \| *探明	to ascertain / to verify


明斯克 Míngsīkè	明斯克 \| 明斯克* \| *明斯克	Minsk, capital of Belarus


大明湖 Dàmíng Hú	大明湖 \| 大明湖* \| *大明湖	Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南｜济南, Shandong


天明 tiānmíng	天明 \| 天明* \| *天明	dawn / daybreak


注明 zhùmíng	注明 \| 注明* \| *注明	to clearly indicate


明清 Míng Qīng	明清 \| 明清* \| *明清	the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties


昆明 Kūnmíng	昆明 \| 昆明* \| *昆明	see 昆明市


神明 shénmíng	神明 \| 神明* \| *神明	deities / gods


简明 jiǎnmíng	简明 \| 简明* \| *简明	simple and clear / concise	簡明


高明 Gāomíng	高明 \| 高明* \| *高明	Gaoming, a district of Foshan 佛山市, Guangdong


明早 míngzǎo	明早 \| 明早* \| *明早	tomorrow morning / tomorrow


精明强干 jīngmíngqiánggàn	精明强干 \| 精明强干* \| *精明强干	intelligent and capable (idiom)	精明強幹


孔明 Kǒngmíng	孔明 \| 孔明* \| *孔明	courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮｜诸葛亮


明摆着 míngbǎizhe	明摆着 \| 明摆着* \| *明摆着	evident / clear / undoubted	明擺著


明志 míngzhì	明志 \| 明志* \| *明志	to demonstrate one's sincere convictions


明晰 míngxī	明晰 \| 明晰* \| *明晰	clear; well-defined; limpid


南明 Nánmíng	南明 \| 南明* \| *南明	Nanming District of Guiyang City 貴陽市｜贵阳市, Guizhou


圆明园 Yuánmíngyuán	圆明园 \| 圆明园* \| *圆明园	Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860	圓明園


明理 mínglǐ	明理 \| 明理* \| *明理	sensible / reasonable / an obvious reason, truth or fact / to understand the reason or reasoning


明珠 míngzhū	明珠 \| 明珠* \| *明珠	pearl / jewel (of great value)


挑明 tiǎomíng	挑明 \| 挑明* \| *挑明	to illuminate / to open up (a topic)


流明 liúmíng	流明 \| 流明* \| *流明	lumen (unit of light flux) (loanword)


明文 míngwén	明文 \| 明文* \| *明文	to state in writing (laws, rules etc)


标明 biāomíng	标明 \| 标明* \| *标明	to mark / to indicate	標明


三明 Sānmíng	三明 \| 三明* \| *三明	see 三明市


透明度 tòumíngdù	透明度 \| 透明度* \| *透明度	transparency / (policy of) openness


旗帜鲜明 qízhìxiānmíng	旗帜鲜明 \| 旗帜鲜明* \| *旗帜鲜明	to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)	旗幟鮮明


海明威 Hǎimíngwēi	海明威 \| 海明威* \| *海明威	Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist


明史 Míngshǐ	明史 \| 明史* \| *明史	History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉｜张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls


英明 yīngmíng	英明 \| 英明* \| *英明	wise / brilliant


明尼苏达 Míngnísūdá	明尼苏达 \| 明尼苏达* \| *明尼苏达	Minnesota, USA	明尼蘇達


启明 Qǐmíng	启明 \| 启明* \| *启明	Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn	啟明


指明 zhǐmíng	指明 \| 指明* \| *指明	to show clearly / to designate / to indicate


明教 Míngjiào	明教 \| 明教* \| *明教	Manichaeism


简明扼要 jiǎnmíng'èyào	简明扼要 \| 简明扼要* \| *简明扼要	brief and to the point (idiom) / succinct	簡明扼要


严明 yánmíng	严明 \| 严明* \| *严明	strict and impartial / firm	嚴明


明矾 míngfán	明矾 \| 明矾* \| *明矾	alum	明礬


聪明才智 cōngmingcáizhì	聪明才智 \| 聪明才智* \| *聪明才智	intelligence and ability	聰明才智


嵩明 Sōngmíng	嵩明 \| 嵩明* \| *嵩明	Songming county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan


点明 diǎnmíng	点明 \| 点明* \| *点明	to point out	點明


本杰明 Běnjiémíng	本杰明 \| 本杰明* \| *本杰明	Benjamin (person name)	本傑明


怀俄明 Huái'émíng	怀俄明 \| 怀俄明* \| *怀俄明	Wyoming, US state	懷俄明


明里 míngli	明里 \| 明里* \| *明里	publicly; outwardly; professedly


伯明翰 Bómínghàn	伯明翰 \| 伯明翰* \| *伯明翰	Birmingham


免责声明 miǎnzéshēngmíng	免责声明 \| 免责声明* \| *免责声明	disclaimer	免責聲明


下落不明 xiàluòbùmíng	下落不明 \| 下落不明* \| *下落不明	unaccounted / unknown whereabouts


明代 Míngdài	明代 \| 明代* \| *明代	the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)


东明 Dōngmíng	东明 \| 东明* \| *东明	Dongming county in Heze 菏澤｜菏泽, Shandong	東明


申明 shēnmíng	申明 \| 申明* \| *申明	to declare / to aver / to state formally


贤明 xiánmíng	贤明 \| 贤明* \| *贤明	wise and capable; sagacious	賢明


明镜 Míngjìng	明镜 \| 明镜* \| *明镜	Der Spiegel	明鏡


明镜 míngjìng	明镜 \| 明镜* \| *明镜	mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat – such as a lake – or sth that provides clarity and insight)	明鏡


明渠 míngqú	明渠 \| 明渠* \| *明渠	(open, uncovered) water channel / canal


明丽 mínglì	明丽 \| 明丽* \| *明丽	bright and beautiful / (of a landscape) gorgeous / (of a color) vibrant	明麗


明示 míngshì	明示 \| 明示* \| *明示	to state explicitly / to clearly indicate


聪明伶俐 cōngming-línglì	聪明伶俐 \| 聪明伶俐* \| *聪明伶俐	(idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted	聰明伶俐


掌上明珠 zhǎngshàngmíngzhū	掌上明珠 \| 掌上明珠* \| *掌上明珠	lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom) / fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)

Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.

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