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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
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


明星 míngxīng	明星 \| 明星* \| *明星	star / celebrity	HSK 5


明日 míngrì	明日 \| 明日* \| *明日	tomorrow


明显 míngxiǎn	明显 \| 明显* \| *明显	clear / distinct / obvious	明顯 HSK 5


明确 míngquè	明确 \| 明确* \| *明确	clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite	明確 HSK 5


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


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


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


明白 míngbai	明白 \| 明白* \| *明白	clear / obvious / unequivocal / to understand / to realize	HSK 3


明明 míngmíng	明明 \| 明明* \| *明明	obviously / plainly / undoubtedly / definitely	HSK 6


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


明年 míngnián	明年 \| 明年* \| *明年	next year


明了 míngliǎo	明了 \| 明了* \| *明了	to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear / also written 明瞭｜明了


明了 míngliǎo	明了 \| 明了* \| *明了	to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear	明瞭


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


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


明报 Míng Bào	明报 \| 明报* \| *明报	Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)	明報


明媚 míngmèi	明媚 \| 明媚* \| *明媚	bright and beautiful


明信片 míngxìnpiàn	明信片 \| 明信片* \| *明信片	postcard


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


明细表 míngxìbiǎo	明细表 \| 明细表* \| *明细表	schedule / subsidiary ledger / a detailed list	明細表


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


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


明智 míngzhì	明智 \| 明智* \| *明智	sensible / wise / judicious / sagacious	HSK 6


明火 mínghuǒ	明火 \| 明火* \| *明火	flame / open fire


明末 Míngmò	明末 \| 明末* \| *明末	late Ming / first half of the 17th century


明教 Míngjiào	明教 \| 明教* \| *明教	Manicheism / same as 摩尼教


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


明码 míngmǎ	明码 \| 明码* \| *明码	non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc) / plaintext (cryptography) / (of prices) clearly marked	明碼


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


明达 míngdá	明达 \| 明达* \| *明达	reasonable / of good judgment	明達


明光 Míngguāng	明光 \| 明光* \| *明光	Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui


明知 míngzhī	明知 \| 明知* \| *明知	to be fully aware of / to know perfectly well


明治 Míngzhì	明治 \| 明治* \| *明治	Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji emperor


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


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


明水 Míngshuǐ	明水 \| 明水* \| *明水	Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化｜绥化, Heilongjiang


明溪 Míngxī	明溪 \| 明溪* \| *明溪	Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian


明治维新 Míngzhì Wéixīn	明治维新 \| 明治维新* \| *明治维新	the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868	明治維新


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


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


明令 mínglìng	明令 \| 明令* \| *明令	to decree


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


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


明目张胆 míngmùzhāngdǎn	明目张胆 \| 明目张胆* \| *明目张胆	openly and without fear / brazenly	明目張膽


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


明文规定 míngwénguīdìng	明文规定 \| 明文规定* \| *明文规定	expressly stipulated (in writing)	明文規定


明胶 míngjiāo	明胶 \| 明胶* \| *明胶	gelatin	明膠


明辨是非 míngbiànshìfēi	明辨是非 \| 明辨是非* \| *明辨是非	to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)


明矾 míngfán	明矾 \| 明矾* \| *明矾	alum	明礬


明尼苏达州 Míngnísūdázhōu	明尼苏达州 \| 明尼苏达州* \| *明尼苏达州	Minnesota	明尼蘇達州


明慧 mínghuì	明慧 \| 明慧* \| *明慧	intelligent / brilliant


明净 míngjìng	明净 \| 明净* \| *明净	bright and clean / luminous	明淨


明末清初 Míngmò Qīngchū	明末清初 \| 明末清初* \| *明末清初	late Ming and early Qing / around the middle of the 17th century


明溪县 Míngxīxiàn	明溪县 \| 明溪县* \| *明溪县	Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian	明溪縣


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


明天见 míngtiānjiàn	明天见 \| 明天见* \| *明天见	see you tomorrow / (coll., jocular) food that passes through the digestive system more or less intact (esp. enoki mushrooms)	明天見


明德 míngdé	明德 \| 明德* \| *明德	highest virtue / illustrious virtue


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


明成祖 Míng Chéngzǔ	明成祖 \| 明成祖* \| *明成祖	Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂｜永乐


明水县 Míngshuǐxiàn	明水县 \| 明水县* \| *明水县	Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化｜绥化, Heilongjiang	明水縣


明儿 míngr	明儿 \| 明儿* \| *明儿	(coll.) tomorrow / one of these days / some day	明兒


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


明实录 míngshílù	明实录 \| 明实录* \| *明实录	annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝 (1368-1644)	明實錄


明光市 Míngguāngshì	明光市 \| 明光市* \| *明光市	Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui


明初 Míngchū	明初 \| 明初* \| *明初	the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)


明智之举 míngzhìzhījǔ	明智之举 \| 明智之举* \| *明智之举	sensible act	明智之舉


明察暗访 míngchá'ànfǎng	明察暗访 \| 明察暗访* \| *明察暗访	open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides	明察暗訪


明眼人 míngyǎnrén	明眼人 \| 明眼人* \| *明眼人	perspicacious person / sb with a discerning eye / sighted person (as opposed to blind)


明晃晃 mínghuǎnghuǎng	明晃晃 \| 明晃晃* \| *明晃晃	shining / bright


明争暗斗 míngzhēng'àndòu	明争暗斗 \| 明争暗斗* \| *明争暗斗	to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)	明爭暗鬥


明辨 míngbiàn	明辨 \| 明辨* \| *明辨	to discern / to distinguish clearly


明十三陵 Míngshísānlíng	明十三陵 \| 明十三陵* \| *明十三陵	the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)


明眸皓齿 míngmóuhàochǐ	明眸皓齿 \| 明眸皓齿* \| *明眸皓齿	to have bright eyes and white teeth	明眸皓齒


明体 míngtǐ	明体 \| 明体* \| *明体	Mincho / Song font	明體


明朝体 Míngcháotǐ	明朝体 \| 明朝体* \| *明朝体	Mincho font	明朝體


明月清风 míngyuèqīngfēng	明月清风 \| 明月清风* \| *明月清风	see 清風明月｜清风明月	明月清風


明证 míngzhèng	明证 \| 明证* \| *明证	clear proof	明證


明孝陵 Míngxiàolíng	明孝陵 \| 明孝陵* \| *明孝陵	Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Heritage site


明山 Míngshān	明山 \| 明山* \| *明山	Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning


明子 míngzi	明子 \| 明子* \| *明子	see 松明


明言 míngyán	明言 \| 明言* \| *明言	to say clearly / to argue clearly / to pronounce / pronounced


明查暗访 míngchá'ànfǎng	明查暗访 \| 明查暗访* \| *明查暗访	open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret / taking information from all sides	明查暗訪


明察秋毫 míngcháqiūháo	明察秋毫 \| 明察秋毫* \| *明察秋毫	lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. perceptive of even the finest detail


明哲保身 míngzhébǎoshēn	明哲保身 \| 明哲保身* \| *明哲保身	a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom) / to put one's own safety before matters of principle


明知故问 míngzhīgùwèn	明知故问 \| 明知故问* \| *明知故问	to ask a question, already knowing the answer	明知故問


明山区 Míngshānqū	明山区 \| 明山区* \| *明山区	Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning	明山區


明武宗 Míng Wǔzōng	明武宗 \| 明武宗* \| *明武宗	Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德


明德学院 Míngdé Xuéyuàn	明德学院 \| 明德学院* \| *明德学院	Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont	明德學院


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


明古鲁 Mínggǔlǔ	明古鲁 \| 明古鲁* \| *明古鲁	Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)	明古魯


明日黄花 míngrìhuánghuā	明日黄花 \| 明日黄花* \| *明日黄花	lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom) / fig. outdated / thing of the past / dead letter	明日黃花


明媒正娶 míngméizhèngqǔ	明媒正娶 \| 明媒正娶* \| *明媒正娶	to be officially wed


明虾 míngxiā	明虾 \| 明虾* \| *明虾	prawn	明蝦


明灭 míngmiè	明灭 \| 明灭* \| *明灭	to flicker / to flash on and off / to brighten and fade	明滅


明知故犯 míngzhīgùfàn	明知故犯 \| 明知故犯* \| *明知故犯	deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime


明喻 míngyù	明喻 \| 明喻* \| *明喻	simile

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