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明白

míng bai · ming bai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. clear; obvious; unequivocal
  2. sensible; reasonable
  3. to understand; to realize
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Whoever laughs first

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)游戏(yóuxì)的(de)规则(guīzé)，你(nǐ)明白(míngbai)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Do you understand the rules of this game?

  2. Liangliang

    明白(míngbai)了(le)：谁(shéi)先(xiān)笑(xiào)，谁(shéi)就(jiù)输(shū)。

    I do: whoever laughs first loses.

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。现在(xiànzài)开始(kāishǐ)！

    Right. Start now!

  4. Liangliang

    哈哈哈哈(hāhāhāhā)！

    Ha ha ha ha!

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)输(shū)了(le)！你(nǐ)明白(míngbai)了(le)吗(ma)？

    You lost! Do you get it now?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)明(míng)白(bai)怎(zěn)么(me)解(jiě)决(jué)问(wèn)题(tí)。

I understand how to solve the problem.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by morganlmallory · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

老(lǎo)师(shī)讲(jiǎng)得(de)很(hěn)清(qīng)楚(chu)，大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)明(míng)白(bai)了(le)。

The teacher explained it clearly, and everyone understood.

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明
míng

bright; opposite: dark 暗 (àn)

白
bái

white; snowy

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