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CHINESE CHARACTER
míng
明
明
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bright; clear; understand
- Numbered pinyin
- ming2
- English meanings
- bright; clear; to understand; next; open; wise
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measure word (general)
lot
engrave; remember
to cry; to sound
Example sentences
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- 01
míngtiān明天wǒmen我们yīqǐ一起qù去gōngyuán公园ba吧。
Let's go to the park together tomorrow.
- 02
yuè月guāng光fēicháng非常míngliàng明亮，zhào照de得lùmiàn路面qīng清qīngchu清楚chǔ楚。
The moonlight is very bright, making the road clearly visible.
Related words
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- 明亮
- 明白
- 明天
- 聪明
- 光明