明白 (míng bai) — (adjective) clear, obvious; (verb) to understand, to realize
Definition
明白 covers both 'clear/obvious' and 'to understand/realize.' As a verb it is more colloquial than 理解; as an adjective meaning 'obvious' it overlaps with 明显.
adjective
clearobvious
verb
to understandto realize
Examples
- 明白？Nǐ míng bai zhè dào tí zěn me zuò ma?Do you understand how to do this problem?
- 明白，。Zhè ge dào lǐ hěn míng bai, bú yòng jiě shì le.This reason is very clear; no need to explain.
- 明白。Wǒ yí xià zi míng bai le tā de yì si.I suddenly understood what he meant.
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