说明
shuōmíngTraditional: 說明
#1485 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to explain, to show, explanation, instructions
Word origin
A compound of 说 (shuō, to speak) and 明 (míng, bright, clear), meaning to make something clear by speaking, hence to explain.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 说 (shuō, to speak) + 明 (míng, clear)
Stroke order
说
明
Examples
。
Please explain the reason.
。
This shows that he works very hard.
阅。
Please read the instructions before use.
规。
The teacher explained the rules to us.
。
The data speaks for itself.
说明 (shuōmíng) means to explain or demonstrate, and as a noun an explanation or set of instructions. It joins the verb to speak with the word for clear.
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