Chinese Character Dictionary

明净

míng jìng

bright and clean

明清

Míng Qīng

the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

明溪

Míng xī

Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[Sān míng], Fujian

明溪县

Míng xī xiàn

Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[Sān míng], Fujian

明灭

míng miè

to flicker

明澈

míng chè

clear

明火

míng huŏ

flame

明熹宗

Míng Xī zōng

Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Míng Tiān qĭ]

明争暗斗

míng zhēng àn dòu

struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other

明珠

míng zhū

pearl

明珠暗投

míng zhū àn tóu

to cast pearls before swine (idiom)

明理

míng lĭ

sensible

明白

míng bai

clear

明皎

míng jiăo

clear and bright

明目张胆

míng mù zhāng dăn

openly and without fear

明眸皓齿

míng móu hào chĭ

to have bright eyes and white teeth

明了

míng liăo

to understand clearly

明知

míng zhī

to be fully aware of

明知故问

míng zhī gù wèn

to ask a question, already knowing the answer

明知故犯

míng zhī gù fàn

deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

明确

míng què

clear-cut

明矾

míng fán

alum

明示

míng shì

to state explicitly

明窗净几

míng chuāng jìng jī

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean

明细

míng xì

clear and detailed

明细表

míng xì biăo

schedule

明胶

míng jiāo

gelatin

明处

míng chù

clear place

明虾

míng xiā

prawn

明言

míng yán

to say clearly

明订

míng dìng

to stipulate

明证

míng zhèng

clear proof

明辨

míng biàn

to discern

明辨是非

míng biàn shì fēi

to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

明达

míng dá

reasonable

明达事理

míng dá shì lĭ

reasonable

明邃

míng suì

glistening and piercing

明镜

Míng jìng

Der Spiegel

明镜高悬

míng jìng gāo xuán

perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

明显

míng xiăn

clear

明显的句法线索

míng xiăn de jù fă xiàn suŏ

explicit syntactic cue

明体

míng tĭ

Mincho

明丽

míng lì

bright and beautiful

昏

hūn

muddle-headed

昏乱

hūn luàn

dazed

昏倒

hūn dăo

to faint

昏厥

hūn jué

to faint

昏君

hūn jūn

incapable ruler

昏天黑地

hūn tiān hēi dì

lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom)

昏定晨省

hūn dìng chén xĭng

seeing to bed in the evening and visiting in the morning (ancient filial duty)

昏庸

hūn yōng

muddleheaded

昏昏欲睡

hūn hūn yù shuì

drowsy

昏昏沉沉

hūn hūn chén chén

dizzy

昏暗

hūn àn

dusky

昏沉

hūn chén

murky

昏睡

hūn shuì

sleep

昏睡病

hūn shuì bìng

sleeping sickness

昏聩

hūn kuì

muddle-headed

昏花

hūn huā

dim (eyesight)

昏迷

hūn mí

to lose consciousness