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to invent / an invention / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
HSK 3
to explain / to illustrate / to indicate / to show / to prove / explanation / directions / caption / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
to state / to declare / statement / declaration / CL: 項|项,
HSK 3
civilized / civilization / culture / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely
HSK 5
intelligent; clever; bright / acute (of sight and hearing)
HSK 5
(of colors) bright; fresh and clear / clear-cut; distinct
HSK 4
transparent / (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny
HSK 4
proof / certificate / identification / testimonial / CL: 個|个 / to prove / to testify / to confirm the truth of
HSK 3
to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known
HSK 3
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
clear and bright / sober and calm / (of a government or administration) well ordered
HSK 7-9
to lose one's eyesight / to become blind / blindness
HSK 7-9
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
Eastern civilization
(botany) cassia
clear / distinct / evidently / clearly
HSK 7-9
Wyoming, US state
lighting / illumination / to light up / to illuminate
HSK 7-9
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates / to have well-defined likes and dislikes
(idiom) exceptionally intelligent
brilliant; superior; wise
HSK 7-9
material and spiritual culture / matter and mind / material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
astute; shrewd; smart
HSK 7-9
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  *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
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  *明* | 明* | *明
bright / opposite: dark / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
to investigate and find out / to ascertain
HSK 7-9
ancient civilization
unaccounted / unknown whereabouts
to ascertain / to verify
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-19th April / Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
to show clearly
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom) / to be entirely different
to state clearly
not clear / unknown / to fail to understand
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere / to worship / to deify / to make a holy cow of sth / to put sb on a pedestal
to be well aware
clever-clever / clever in trivial matters / sharp but petty-minded
translucent / semitransparent
lit. black and white clearly contrasted (idiom) / fig. unambiguous; black-and-white; in sharp contrast; to distinguish clearly right from wrong
Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學|心学
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope / light at the end of the tunnel
to elucidate / to explain clearly / to expound
disclaimer
amphetamine (loanword)
to state explicitly in writing / to specify / to stipulate
Mesopotamian civilization
explanatory diagram
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
unknown cause of death
dawn; daybreak
HSK 7-9
opaque
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom) / keen and alert / perceptive
to distinguish / to ascertain
(literary) dawn / daybreak / impartial and astute
unidentified origin / no-one knows where it comes from / of dubious background
to explain
wise / brilliant
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
to shine brightly / (fig.) to show promise / to be on the up and up
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader / see also 胡志明市
to explain clearly / to elucidate
to get smart / to resort to petty tricks
to list / to specify
deities / gods
sharp image / clear-cut / in bold outline / in sharp relief
to illuminate / to open up (a topic)
ID card / proof of identity
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
to show clearly / to designate / to indicate
Benjamin (person name)
to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
simple and clear / concise
highly intelligent; brilliant
to specify / specific details
Classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
brightly lit
material culture
dawn / daybreak
joint declaration
to clarify / to distinguish / to elucidate
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
to consolidate and clarify
goes without saying; obvious; self-evident
foresight
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
strict and impartial / firm
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
to mark / to indicate
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
twilight

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