明晰 (míng xī) — clear, distinct

Definition

A written-form adjective meaning 'clear and distinct' (vision, explanation, writing). Stronger and more formal than 清楚, which is the everyday spoken word for 'clear'.

adjective
cleardistinct

Examples

  • 明晰。
    Zhè zhāng zhào piàn de xì jié fēi cháng míng xī.
    The details of this photo are very clear.
  • 明晰，。
    Tā de jiě shì hěn míng xī, wǒ yí xià jiù míng bai le.
    His explanation was very clear, and I understood right away.
  • 明晰。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng xiě dé fēi cháng míng xī yì dǒng.
    This article is written very clearly and is easy to understand.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

明míngclear
晰xīclear

The parts "明" and "晰" both mean clear, so together they intensify the idea of being distinct.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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