明白 - Mandarin word #164

明白

míngbái

Traditional: 明白

HSK 2

#164 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to understand, clear, obvious

Stroke order

明

白

。

I understand now.

？

Do you understand?

。

Explained very clearly.

。

I understand your meaning now.

。

The child doesn't yet understand this reasoning.

明白 (míng bái) means to understand, clear, obvious. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.

发现

to discover, to find

看到

to see, to catch sight of

认为

to think, to believe, to consider

听到

to hear, to catch (a sound)

知道

to know (a fact)

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

This word is part of lesson 4.