明了 (míng liǎo) — to understand, to be clear about (something)
Definition
As a verb, 明了 means 'to clearly understand' a situation, issue, or concept — a written/formal register word, more literary than 明白 (also adj. 'clear/obvious'). Often used in 了解了 / 明了了 form.
verb
to understandto be clear about (something)
Examples
- 。Tā hěn kuài jiù míng le zì jǐ de cuò wù.He quickly understood his own mistake.
- 。Nǐ bì xū míng le zhè ge wèn tí de yán zhòng xìng.You must understand the seriousness of this problem.
- ，。Jīng guò lǎo shī de jiě shì, wǒ men zhōng yú míng liǎo liǎo zhè ge gài niàn.After the teacher's explanation, we finally understood this concept.
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