明 míng
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míng
adjective
bright; luminous; brilliant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 1; Kroll 2015 '明' 1, p. 309; Unihan '明'; XHZD '明' 1, p. 509) -
míng
proper noun
Ming
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Name 名字
Notes: (Guoyu '明' n 5) -
míng
proper noun
Ming Dynasty
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Dynasty 朝代
Notes: 1368-1644 (Giles 1892, p. 1364; Guoyu '明' n 4; Wikipedia '明朝'; XHZD '明' 8, pp. 509-510) -
míng
adjective
obvious; explicit; clear
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense that an explanation is clear. Synonymous with 明白 or 清楚 (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 2; Kroll 2015 '明' 2, p. 309; Unihan '明'; XHZD '明' 2, p. 509) -
míng
adjective
intelligent; clever; perceptive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 明慧,聪明 (Guoyu '明' a 3; Kroll 2015 '明' 3a, pp. 309-310; XHZD '明' 5, pp. 509-510) -
míng
verb
to illuminate; to shine
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 照亮 (Guoyu '明' v 4) -
míng
adjective
consecrated
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '明' 5, pp. 309-310) -
míng
verb
to understand; to comprehend
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 懂得 or 了解 (Kroll 2015 '明' 3, pp. 309-310) -
míng
verb
to explain; to clarify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 阐明 or 表明 (Guoyu '明' v 3; Kroll 2015 '明' 2a, p. 309) -
míng
proper noun
Souther Ming; Later Ming
Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China , Concept: Dynasty 朝代
Notes: Several minor states led by the remnants of the Ming dynasty in southern China following the fall of the Ming Dynasty in Bejing in 1644 (Wikipedia '南明') -
míng
noun
the world; the human world; the world of the living
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 人世 or 阳世, in contrast to realms of the dark (Kroll 2015 '明' 1a, p. 309) -
míng
noun
eyesight; vision
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 视力 (Guoyu '明' n 1; XHZD '明' 4, p. 509) -
míng
noun
a god; a spirit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 神 or 神灵 (Guoyu '明' n 3; XHZD '明' 6, pp. 509-510) -
míng
noun
fame; renown
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 声名 or 名誉 -
míng
adjective
open; public
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Synonymous with 公开 (Guoyu '明' a 4; XHZD '明' 3, p. 509) -
míng
adjective
clear
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Optics
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míng
verb
to become proficient
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 使通晓 (Guoyu '明' v 2) -
míng
verb
to be proficient
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 通晓 (Guoyu '明' v 1) -
míng
adjective
virtuous
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 才德高显的 (Guoyu '明' a 5) -
míng
adjective
open and honest
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 磊落 (Guoyu '明' a 6) -
míng
adjective
clean; neat
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 干净 (Guoyu '明' a 7) -
míng
adjective
remarkable; outstanding; notable
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 显著 (Guoyu '明' a 8) -
míng
adjective
next; afterwards
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: For example, 明天 tomorrow (CC-CEDICT '明'; Guoyu '明' a 9; Kroll 2015 '明' 4, pp. 309-310; XHZD '明' 7, pp. 509-510) -
míng
noun
positive
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 阳 (Guoyu '明' n 2)
Contained in
- 稟明 to state formally
- 春光明媚 lovely spring sunshine
- 明净(明淨) bright and clean; luminous
- 文明病 lifestyle diseases
- 贞明(貞明) bright and pure
- 挑明 to illuminate; to open up (a topic)
- 死因不明 unknown cause of death
- 薄明 dim light; early dawn
- 透明化 to make transparent
- 明确(明確) clear-cut; definite
- 证明书(證明書) certificate
- 东方文明(東方文明) Eastern civilization
- 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers
- 表明心迹(表明心跡) to express one's true sentiment
- 光明星 bright star ; Kwangmyŏngsŏng
- 招股说明书(招股說明書) prospectus
- 解明 to explain; to make clear
- 柳暗花明 at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
- 发明家(發明家) inventor
- 三明治 sandwich
- 半透明体(半透明體) a semi-transparent material
- 知人之明 recognizing talent
- 清正廉明 upright and honest
- 明哲保身 a wise man looks after his own body; to put one's own safety before matters of principle
- 放着明白装糊涂(放著明白裝糊塗) to pretend not to know
- 严明(嚴明) strict
- 既生明 4th day of the lunar month
- 明年 next year
- 鲜明个性(鮮明個性) individuality; clear-cut personality
- 明澈 clear; limpid
- 表明 to make known; to make clear
- 叙明(敘明) detailed accounting
- 明文 to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
- 流明 lumen (unit of light flux)
- 明亮 bright; light ; to shine ; to understand ; distinct; loud and clear
Also contained in
本杰明·富兰克林 、 张孟明 、 喻世明言 、 明清时期 、 明仁 、 左丘明 、 明喻 、 崇明岛 、 金明 、 四大发明 、 景明 、 胡志明 、 昭明文选 、 光明皇后 、 明德镇 、 明光
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷二十二 志第二: 禮儀二 Volume 22 Treatises 2: Rites 2 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 116
- 卷五十八 志第十一 天文十一 Volume 58 Treatises 11: Astronomy 11 History of Song 宋史 — count: 106
- 卷一百〇一 志第五十四 禮四 Volume 101 Treatises 54: Rites 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 102
- 卷九 志第一 禮上 Volume 9 Treatises 1: Rituals 1 Book of Southern Qi 南齊書 — count: 100
- 第三十四回 Chapter 34 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 98
- 卷二百十三 表第四 宰輔四 Volume 213 Tables 4: Chancellors 4 History of Song 宋史 — count: 91
- 卷二十一 志第一: 禮儀一 Volume 21 Treatises 1: Rites 1 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 72
- 卷五十九 志第十二 天文十二 Volume 59 Treatises 12: Astronomy 12 History of Song 宋史 — count: 72
- 卷十一 志第一 天文上 Volume 11 Treatises 1: Astronomy Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 72
- 卷二百十四 表第五 宰輔五 Volume 214 Tables 5: Chancellors 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 70
Collocations
- 孟明 (孟明) 召孟明 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 14
- 明王 (明王) 思古明王 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧甫田之什‧瞻彼洛矣 Minor odes of the kingdom - Fu Tian Zhi Shen - Zhan Bi Luo Yi — count: 6
- 丘明 (丘明) 退不守丘明之傳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 6
- 明听 (明聽) 明聽予一人誥 — Book of Documents 尚書, 商書 湯誥 Shang Shu - Announcement of Tang — count: 4
- 明曰 (明曰) 孟明曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 4
- 子明 (子明) 朕復子明辟 — Book of Documents 尚書, 周書 洛誥 Zhou Shu - Announcement concerning Luo — count: 4
- 未明 (未明) 東方未明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧齊‧東方未明 Lessons from the states - Odes of Qi - Dong Fang Wei Ming — count: 4
- 小明 (小明) 小明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧谷風之什‧小明 Minor odes of the kingdom - Gu Feng Zhi Shen - Xiao Ming — count: 3
- 敬明 (敬明) 敬明其德 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 魯頌‧駉之什‧泮水 Sacrificial odes of Zhou - Decade Of Jiong - Pan Shui — count: 3
- 曰明 (曰明) 昊天曰明 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 大雅‧生民之什‧板 Greater odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Sheng Min - Ban — count: 3