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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
明白 míngbai	明白 \| 明白* \| *明白	clear; obvious; unequivocal / sensible; reasonable / to understand; to realize	HSK 1


明年 míngnián	明年 \| 明年* \| *明年	next year	HSK 1


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


明兒個 míngrge	明兒個 \| 明兒個* \| *明兒個	(coll.) tomorrow	明儿个


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


明礬 míngfán	明礬 \| 明礬* \| *明礬	alum	明矾


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


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


明治維新 Míngzhì Wéixīn	明治維新 \| 明治維新* \| *明治維新	Meiji Restoration (Japan, 1868)	明治维新


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


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


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


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


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


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


明知故問 míngzhī-gùwèn	明知故問 \| 明知故問* \| *明知故問	(idiom) to ask a question, already knowing the answer	明知故问


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


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


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


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


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


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


明處 míngchù	明處 \| 明處* \| *明處	clear place / out in the open	明处


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


明太祖 Míng Tàizǔ	明太祖 \| 明太祖* \| *明太祖	Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武


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


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


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


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


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


明鏡高懸 míngjìnggāoxuán	明鏡高懸 \| 明鏡高懸* \| *明鏡高懸	perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)	明镜高悬


明晚 míngwǎn	明晚 \| 明晚* \| *明晚	tomorrow evening


明光市 Míngguāng Shì	明光市 \| 明光市* \| *明光市	Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui


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


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


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)


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


明溪縣 Míngxī Xiàn	明溪縣 \| 明溪縣* \| *明溪縣	Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市, Fujian	明溪县


明溝 mínggōu	明溝 \| 明溝* \| *明溝	open drainage channel; ditch	明沟


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


明人不做暗事 míngrénbùzuò'ànshì	明人…暗事 \| 明人…暗事* \| *明人…暗事	an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)


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


明窗淨几 míngchuāngjìngjī	明窗淨几 \| 明窗淨几* \| *明窗淨几	lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)	明窗净几


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


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


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


明山區 Míngshān Qū	明山區 \| 明山區* \| *明山區	Mingshan, a district of Benxi 本溪市, Liaoning	明山区


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


明察 míngchá	明察 \| 明察* \| *明察	to note clearly / to perceive


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


明喻 míngyù	明喻 \| 明喻* \| *明喻	simile


明杖 míngzhàng	明杖 \| 明杖* \| *明杖	white cane (used by the blind)


明子 míngzi	明子 \| 明子* \| *明子	see 松明


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


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


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


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


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


明澈 míngchè	明澈 \| 明澈* \| *明澈	clear / limpid


明升暗降 míngshēng'ànjiàng	明升暗降 \| 明升暗降* \| *明升暗降	(idiom) to kick sb upstairs


明珠暗投 míngzhū'àntóu	明珠暗投 \| 明珠暗投* \| *明珠暗投	to cast pearls before swine (idiom) / not to get proper recognition for one's talents


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


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


明仁宗 Míng Rénzōng	明仁宗 \| 明仁宗* \| *明仁宗	Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾｜朱高炽


明熹宗 Míng Xīzōng	明熹宗 \| 明熹宗* \| *明熹宗	Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟｜明天启


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

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