明白 - Clear - Simplified Chinese word mnemonic

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clear

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明

bright

白

white

ming2bai5 • míngbai

ming2bai2 • míngbái

clear

This has both the figurative and literal meaning of clear. In Taiwan it is less commonly pronounced ming2bai5.

Something that is 明 bright 白 white is 明白 clear. In fact, if it is too 白 white, it'll make you [5] silent as you stand in awe at how 明白 clear it is.

我明白了。

I understand.

这个问题很明白。

This matter is quite clear.