- 明明白白 míngmíngbáibái crystal clearobvious; clearly visible or audible; easy to understand
- 明白人 míngbairén sensible persona sensible or perceptive person who understands things clearly; someone who is reasonable
- 弄明白 nòngmíngbai to figure outTo figure out how to do something or to get to the bottom of a situation.
- 揣着明白装糊涂 chuāizhemíngbaizhuānghútu to play dumbto pretend not to know something even though one understands it perfectly; to feign ignorance
- 放着明白装糊涂 fàngzhemíngbaizhuānghútu to pretend to be ignorantto feign confusion or ignorance about something one actually understands perfectly; to play dumb
- 洞悉明白 dòngxīmíngbai to understand clearlyTo know or perceive something with absolute clarity; to have deep insight into a matter.
- 不明白 bùmíngbai to not understandto be unclear about something or fail to comprehend its meaning
- 肚里明白 dùlǐmíngbai to understand clearlyTo understand or be aware of something in one's heart, often while keeping that understanding to oneself.
- 不明白但觉得很厉害 bùmíngbáidànjuédehěnlìhai awesome though misunderstoodto not understand something but still feel that it is very impressive or great; often used in internet contexts when someone encounters something sophisticated beyond their comprehension
- 听明白 tīngmíngbai to understandto understand what is heard; to follow what someone is saying