明
míngMíng HSK1

bright

明 míng frequency
clear adjective
clear in meaning, or to understand and realize

由于那名男子的身份不明，保安拒绝让他进入大楼。

yóu​yú nà míng nán​zǐ de shēn​fèn bù míng, bǎo'ān jù​jué ràng tā jìn​rù dà​lóu.

Because the man's identity was unknown, the security guard refused to let him enter the building.

bright verb
bright, luminous, or shining; the opposite of dark

窗外的月光很明亮。

chuāng wài de yuè​guāng hěn míng liàng.

The moonlight outside the window is very bright.

clarify verb
to make something clear, verify, or ascertain (the truth or a state of affairs).

经过多方调查，事实真相终于大明。

jīng​guò duō​fāng diào​chá, shì​shí zhēn​xiàng zhōng​yú dà míng.

After various investigations, the truth has finally come to light.

next time word
following in time, such as the next day or year

明年度的财务预算方案已经初步制定完成了。

míng nián​dù de cái​wù yù​suàn fāng'àn yǐ​jīng chū​bù zhì​dìng wán​chéng le.

The preliminary financial budget for next year has been drafted.

wise adjective
intelligent, clear-sighted, or wise

他是一个英明的决策者。

tā shì yī gè yīng míng de jué​cè zhě.

He is a wise decision-maker.

open verb
public, open, or overt as opposed to secret

有什么问题我们可以明说。

yǒu shén​me wèn​tí wǒ​men kě​yǐ míng shuō.

If there are any problems, we can speak openly.

明 Míng
Ming dynasty time word
The Chinese dynasty ruling from 1368 to 1644.

这几件精美的漆器展现了典型的明代艺术风格。

zhè jǐ jiàn jīng​měi de qī​qì zhǎn​xiàn le diǎn​xíng de Míng dài yì​shù fēng​gé.

These exquisite pieces of lacquerware showcase the typical artistic style of the Ming Dynasty.

Ming (emperor) proper name
The fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), descended from Shennong (the Farmer God).

史书中提到的明是上古时期继神农之后的炎帝。

shǐ​shū zhōng tí​dào de Míng shì shàng​gǔ shí​qī jì Shén​nóng zhī​hòu de Yán​dì.

The 'Ming' mentioned in historical records refers to the Yan Emperor, who succeeded Shennong in ancient times.

surname Ming proper name
A Chinese surname.

明先生是位著名的医生。

Míng xiān​sheng shì wèi zhù​míng de yī​shēng.

Mr. Ming is a famous doctor.

Cross-References

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Frequency
Character
Written text
121st most common 1601.4 per million
Movie subtitles
120th most common 1489.1 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
35.6 per million appears in 12% of films
Written text
120.2 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+660E

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)