HSK 3 HSK V1
Correct

明白

/ mínɡ bɑi /
Strokes

Formula

1
明明白白(AABB)

Collocation

1
明白人
2
不明白
3
很明白
4
真明白
5
非常明白
6
特别明白
7
心里明白
8
明白道理
9
明白事理

Definition

明白 [Verb/Adjective]

1.clear; obvious; plain 清楚、明确;内容、意思等使人容易了解

eg:老师讲得很明白。 (The teacher made it very clear.)

2.open; unequivocal; explicit 公开的,不含糊的:
 

eg:你把道理给他讲明白。(You must make it clear to him.)

3.sensible;reasonable 聪明;懂道理
 

eg:他是个明白人。(He is a sensible man.)

4.understand; realize; know 知道、了解。
 

eg:我忽然明白了。(I suddenly understood.)

 

Example

明白 as Verb
1
Jīntiān
今天
lǎoshī
老师
jiǎng
de
语法
míngbai
明白
le
ma
  
?

Do you understand the grammar that the teacher taught today?

2
shuō
de
tài
kuài
  
,
tīng
le
bàntiān
半天
míngbái
明白
shuō
de
shì
shénme
什么
  

He spoke so fast that I listened for half a day and didn't understand what he was saying.

3
de
si
意思
quán
míngbai
明白
le
  

I see exactly what you mean.

4
zhēn
míngbái
明白
wèishénme
为什么
yào
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
  

I really don't understand why he would do this.

明白 as Adjective
5
Zhège
这个
语法
lǎoshī
老师
jiǎng
de
hěn
míngbai
明白
  

The grammar teacher made it clear.

6
shì
míngbairén
明白人
  
,
zhèxiē
这些
dàoli
道理
hái
yòng
shuō
ma
  
?

You are a sensible man. Why should I say that?

7
shì
míngbairén
明白人
  
,
zhège
这个
dàoli
道理
dǒng
  

He is a man who understands, and he understands this truth.