to understand (v./adj.)
HSK 3
Traditional
明白 (unaltered)
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Examples
我明白你的意思。 Wǒ míngbái nǐ de yìsi. - I understand what you mean.
请你再解释一遍，我还不太明白。 Qǐng nǐ zài jiěshì yībiàn, wǒ hái bù tài míngbái. - Please explain it again, I still don't quite understand.
孩子们很快就明白了问题的答案。 Háizimen hěn kuài jiù míngbáile wèntí de dá'àn. - The children quickly understood the answer to the question.
你明白我说的话吗？ Nǐ míngbái wǒ shuō de huà ma? - Do you understand what I'm saying?
他昨天没有明白我的意思。 Tā zuótiān méiyǒu míngbái wǒ de yìsi. - He didn't understand what I meant yesterday.
Characters
白 bái - white | HSK 2
明 míng - bright; light; tomorrow or next year; sight; sharp-eyed; explicit; to understand; to expound |