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明了

míng liǎo · ming liao

Traditional 明瞭

Meaning

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míng liǎo 明了

  1. to understand clearly
  2. to be clear about
  3. plain
  4. clear
  5. also written 明瞭 / 明了 (míng liǎo)

míng liǎo 明瞭

  1. to understand clearly
  2. to be clear about
  3. plain
  4. clear
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The unclear manual

  1. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)说明书(shuōmíngshū)我(wǒ)看(kàn)不(bù)懂(dǒng)。

    I cannot understand this manual.

  2. Dengdeng

    给(gěi)我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。哦(ò)，写(xiě)得(de)不太(bùtài)明了(míngliǎo)。

    Let me see. Oh, it is not written very clearly.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)哪里(nǎlǐ)不(bù)明了(míngliǎo)？

    Where do you think it is not clear?

  4. Dengdeng

    第一页(dìyīyè)有(yǒu)三百(sānbǎi)个(gè)字(zì)，一张(yīzhāng)图(tú)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    The first page has three hundred characters and not one picture.

  5. Liangliang

    要是(yàoshi)有(yǒu)图(tú)，就(jiù)简单(jiǎndān)明了(míngliǎo)多(duō)了(le)。

    If it had pictures, it would be much simpler and clearer.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，最后(zuìhòu)一页(yīyè)有(yǒu)图(tú)，是(shì)广告(guǎnggào)。

    Look, the last page has a picture. It is an ad.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)的(de)解(jiě)释(shì)简(jiǎn)单(dān)明(míng)了(liǎo)，大(dà)家(jiā)一(yì)听(tīng)就(jiù)懂(dǒng)。

His explanation was simple and clear; everyone understood it right away.

02

看(kàn)完(wán)这(zhè)份(fèn)报(bào)告(gào)，我(wǒ)对(duì)情(qíng)况(kuàng)更(gèng)加(jiā)明(míng)了(liǎo)了(le)。

After reading this report, I am even clearer about the situation.

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