Hanzi

明

bright/opposite: dark 暗[an4]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

míng, mèng

Bopomofo

ㄇㄧㄥˊ, ㄇㄥˋ

Jyutping

ming4

Example sentences

明天 míngtiān
明天是星期天。

Tomorrow is Sunday.

我 wǒ
我明天要去學校。
我明天要去学校。

I am going to school tomorrow.

明星 míngxīng
她是現在最受歡迎的電影明星。
她是现在最受欢迎的电影明星。

She is the most popular movie star right now.

年薪 niánxīn
明星投手的年薪通常很高。

Star pitchers' annual salaries are usually very high.

明白 míngbái
我不明白這句話的意思。
我不明白这句话的意思。

I don't understand the meaning of this sentence.

使 shǐ
他使我明白了真相。

He made me understand the truth.

三明治 sānmíngzhì
我早餐吃了一個三明治。
我早餐吃了一个三明治。

I ate a sandwich for breakfast.

火腿 huǒtuǐ
他喜歡在早餐時吃火腿蛋三明治。
他喜欢在早餐时吃火腿蛋三明治。

He likes to eat ham and egg sandwiches for breakfast.

不明 bùmíng
這宗事故的原因目前仍然不明。
这宗事故的原因目前仍然不明。

The cause of this accident is still unknown at this time.

物體 / 物体 wùtǐ
他在雷達偵測器上發現不明飛行物體。
他在雷达侦测器上发现不明飞行物体。

He discovered an unidentified flying object on the radar.

Example Vocabulary

明天

ming2'tian1

tomorrow

明星

ming2'xing1

star; celebrity

明白

ming2'bai2

to understand; clear

三明治

san1'ming2'zhi4

sandwich

不明

bu4'ming2

unclear; unknown; unidentified

光明

guang1'ming2

bright; promising

分明

fen1'ming2

distinct; clear; obviously

天明

tian1'ming2

三明

san1'ming2

三明市

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