How to say “clear” in Chinese
clear; understand
“Clear” in Chinese is 明白, míng bai: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
明白 is read míng bai: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
日 “sun” and 月 “moon”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “明白”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 明白. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你明白了吗？nǐmíngbailemaDo you get it now?
- 我完全不明白你的意思wǒwánquánbùmíngbainǐdeyìsiI have absolutely no idea what you mean.
- 你不必解释我都明白nǐbúbìjiěshì,wǒdōumíngbaiNo need to explain, I understand everything.
- 看了例子我就明白了kànlelìzi,wǒjiùmíngbaileI looked at the example and got it right away.
- 你早晚会明白的nǐzǎowǎnhuìmíngbaideYou'll understand sooner or later.
- 这道题我还是不明白。zhèdàotíwǒháishibùmíngbaiI still don't understand this problem.
More words from the lesson “Got it or not?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clear” in Chinese?
“Clear” in Chinese is 明白, pinyin míngbai.
What does 明白 mean?
明白 (míngbai) means “clear; understand”.
How do you write 明白?
明白 is 2 characters: 明 (míng) — bright, clear; 白 (bái) — white. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 明白?
明白 is read míngbai. Tones: míng — second tone, bai — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“clear” in the lesson “Got it or not?”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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