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明 (míng): bright; light

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HSK 3adjective, verb, noun

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: bright; light
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, verb, noun
HSK level: HSK 3
Strokes: 8
Radical: 日
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

bright
light
clear
obvious
to understand
to know
next (in time)
following
Ming dynasty

Chinese explanation

光线充足，不黑暗
清楚，明白。天亮后光线变足，使东西看得清，所以有明亮之意。引申为对事情看得清楚、懂得、了解，比如明白、明智。还表示公开的、不隐藏的，如明显、明明。

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Example sentences

The moon is very bright today.

I understand what you mean.

Tomorrow we will go to the park.

The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty in China.

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