obviously; undoubtedly; plainly (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
明明 (unaltered)
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Phonetically similar words
命名 mìng míng - nominate; nomenclature (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他明明知道是错的，却还是做了。 Tā míngmíng zhīdào shì cuò de, què háishì zuòle. - He clearly knew it was wrong, but he still did it.
他明明说好了要来的，怎么还没到？ Tā míngmíng shuō hǎole yào lái de, zěnme hái méi dào? - He clearly said he would come, so why isn’t he here yet?
这个事情明明可以避免的，为什么还要发生？ Zhège shìqíng míngmíng kěyǐ bìmiǎn de, wèishénme hái yào fāshēng? - This could have been clearly avoided, so why did it happen?
她的想法明明是对的，但是没有得到认可。 Tā de xiǎngfǎ míngmíng shì duì de, dànshì méiyǒu dédào rènkě. - Her idea was clearly right, but it wasn’t acknowledged.
虽然他明明知道这是危险的，还是尝试了。 Suīrán tā míngmíng zhīdào zhè shì wēixiǎn de, háishì chángshìle. - Although he clearly knew it was dangerous, he still tried it.
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明 míng - bright; light; tomorrow or next year; sight; sharp-eyed; explicit; to understand; to expound |