明白 míngbai▶ jelas

Stroke order

明白 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 明 — 8 strokes
• 白 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. clear; obvious; unequivocal
2. sensible; reasonable
3. to understand; to realize

Example sentences

• 我明白你的意思。Wǒ míngbai nǐ de yìsi.I understand what you mean.
• 老师讲得很明白。Lǎoshī jiǎng de hěn míngbai.The teacher explains very clearly.

Related words

• 聪明pintar
• 白putih
• 证明Membuktikan
• 说明Menjelaskan
• 光明cahaya; ringan
• 发明Penemuan

明白 is pronounced míngbai and means “jelas”. This word appears in HSK 3, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 明白 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.