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明白
míng bai
to understand, to realize
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What does 明白 mean?
明白 (pinyin: míng bai) means to understand, to realize. It belongs to the official HSK 3 vocabulary (intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 明白
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 明 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 白
The characters of 明白
| 明 | míng | component character |
| 白 | Bái | white (HSK 2) |
Related HSK 3 words
| 简单 | jiǎn dān | simple, easy |
| 记得 | jì de | remember |
| 辆 | liàng | classifier for vehicles |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to |
| 容易 | róng yì | easy |
| 米 | Mǐ | rice; meter |
| 检查 | jiǎn chá | to check, inspect, examine |
| 段 | Duàn | section, paragraph |
Full HSK 3 list · Translate a sentence with 明白
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